Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
A little girl dies, her family falls apart, and the death of a great comedian.
Banned
#74 on Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
2007 - Connecticut - Challenged at the Coleytown Middle School library in Westport. Superintendent noted the book was for mature readers but said that some middle school students may be mature enough
2008 - Massachusetts - moved to the faculty section of John W. McDevitt Middle School library because the content was too frightening for students
2016 - Illinois - Parents and residents wished it be removed from Lemont High School due to sexual content.
Sources
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging our Freedom to Read. 2014
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"Dances and Dames"
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