Censorship Statistics: INFOGRAPHIC

By Maryann Yin 

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianBanned Books Week 2015 may have come to an end, but censorship is still alive and well. The team at the Simply Novel Teachers Blog has created an infographic on “Banned and Challenged Books by the Numbers.”

The image mentions a number of beloved books including The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. We’ve embedded the full piece below for you to explore further—what do you think?

banning stats infographic (GalleyCat)