There are books here and there around the world that may have been banished somewhere. To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of The Flies, and Catcher in the Rye. They share one thing: school banishment. The reason why may be because it was too offensive, sadistic, or it contained gore. But for To Kill a Mockingbird, for example, was banned because, “opponents of the book have argued its 48 mentions of the n-word are harmful to students, especially students of color, and that the novel focuses unduly on a “white savior” in protagonist Atticus Finch, leaving out the voices of the Black characters.” (Nov 3, 2023 – Google Search Engine) The moral/summary of the story by Harper Lee is when Atticus Finch says “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird’’, he means it’s a sin to kill innocence, which is the meaning of the mockingbird.

Parents often ensure the safety of their kids by checking books more precisely when checking them a book from a local library, getting a gift, or possibly schoolwork, and teachers often try to teach why banned books are able to relate to society, just like in Harper Lee’s novel. 

If you’re wanting a closer look into the Boise school districts banned books, you won’t find any here. Our school district hasn’t gotten to the point where they have banned a book from any of our libraries just yet. However, there was one book called, Shout that was written by Laurie Halse Anderson.  It has recently been moved up from a Junior High to High school library now. This book is a sequel to the book before called speak, which is about a young girl who was sexually assaulted and is trying to find her voice again. The book shout is the author’s story of what similarly happened to her in her Junior high years. 

Many books have been banned over the years from various high schools and Junior Highs. We personally think that in the next few years to come, there will be more books lined up for banning.