
OIF claims 513 cases where books were targeted for censorship, of which 74 were successfully banned or restricted. Oshkosh, Wisconsin - pulled from St John Neumann Middle School and Lourdes High School for "anti-Christian messages."Ģ008 - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - retained but added a sticker that said "representations of the church in this novel are purely fictional," and don't reflect real Roman Catholic Church or Gospel of Jesus Christ 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995 published as The Golden Compass in North America). Lubbock, Texas - Challenged at Shallowater Middle School for being anti-religious The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, 1) Published November 13th 2001 by Knopf Books for Young Readers. The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1 Book review by Matt Berman, Common Sense Media Common Sense says age 12+ Nail-biting, violent fantasy has elements of mystery. Winchester, Kentucky - Challenged because of childhood alcohol and drug (wine and poppy) consumption and anti-religious Featuring an exclusive bonus interview between the author, Philip Pullman, and His Dark Materials star, Ruth Wilson. Halton, Ontario, Canada - trilogy was challenged at a Catholic school district that the books were "written by an atheist where the characters and text are anti-God, anti-Catholic, and anti-religion," pulled from public display be available for students who askĬalgary, Alberta, Canada - publicly funded Catholic school district removed then returned the books to shelves for anti-religious contentĪlamosa, Colorado - pulled then returned to shelves at Ortega Middle School for anti-religious content
