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The long-beloved Harry Potter books have been yanked from the library shelves of St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville.
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
In an official statement, Scholastic appealed "to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on 21 July." [70] Customers who agreed not to read the book received a special Harry Potter t-shirt and a $50 coupon for Scholastic's ...
Much of the criticism of Harry Potter comes from a small number of evangelical Christians who hold that the series' depiction of witchcraft is dangerous to children. In 1999, Paul Hetrick, spokesman for Focus on the Family, an American Evangelical Christian group based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, outlined the reasons for his opposition: "[They contain] some powerful and valuable lessons ...
Thanks to Florida's book ban law, a Jupiter elementary school may remove Harry Potter. Imagination-expanding stories are dangerous to young minds.
"The meat of the book is the investigation into a cold case: the disappearance of GP Margot Bamborough in 1974, thought to have been a victim of Dennis Creed, a transvestite serial killer," wrote ...
The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has resulted in numerous controversies over its publication and content, primarily in the realms of law and religion. For further information see: Religious debates over the Harry Potter series; Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series; Politics of Harry Potter; Harry Potter influences and analogues
Some “Harry Potter” fans have reported struggling to reconcile their love of the series with disappointment over comments author J.K. Rowling has made against trans people.