Banned Books 2014 – Bone series

Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.

2014

Challenged for political viewpoint, racism, and violence

2011

Retained in the Rosemount (MN) elementary school libraries despite a parent’s concern that the series includes smoking, drinking, and gambling in its graphics and story-lines. The series is rated suitable for fourth grade and up, has won several awards, and received positive reviews from national publications, including Time, which touted the series as the “best all-ages graphic novel ever published.”.

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For additional information contact

Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575

Last updated

July 18, 2014