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Why is A Clockwork Orange banned? Explore Burgess’s classic tale of violence, free will, and morality—and why it remains one of the most challenged books today.

“…Awful things are survivable, because we are as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be. When adults say, “Teenagers think they are invincible” with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don’t know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that whe

“After everything that's happened, how can the world still be so beautiful? Because it is.” Magaret Atwood, Oryx & Crake ““When any civilization is dust and ashes," he said, "art is all that's left over. Images, words, music. Imaginative structures. Meaning—human meaning, that is—is defined by them.”” Magaret Atwood, Oryx & Crake “Wow, I'm the most dangerous little old lady of 84 you've ever heard of!… Oh alas, whatever will I do? Hit Utah with my cane?” Margaret Atwood on X

“Love isn't invincible. Some people take advantage of that.” Ellen Hopkins, Tilt . Ellen Hopkins’ Tilt is one of the most frequently challenged YA novels in the country. Yet entwined with the topics of sex, drugs, and faith lies a story about responsibility, consequence, and love that endures hardship. In this post, I explore what’s really inside—and what readers lose when it’s banned. BOOK OVERVIEW Tilt  by Ellen Hopkins Genre: YA Contemporary / Verse Novel Challenge Reason: