Banned Books 2014 – The Pillars of the Earth

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

2014

Pulled from a senior English honors class in the Troy (PA) Area School District after parent objections. The objections concerned material of a sexual nature in the book that the parents deemed inappropriate.

2009

Removed from a Cleburne (TX) summer reading list for a dual credit high school English class because the novel contains a rape scene and passages of explicit sex.

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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.

For additional information contact

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

Last updated

July 21, 2014