Frequently Challenged (banned) books in Canada that have a Screen Adaption

After the success of the banned challenged books with screen adaption; I wanted to make another one, so I looked up the challenged (banned) books in Canada. Freedomtoread.ca; this site is a part of Canada’s Freedom To Read Week; Similar to the US Banned Books Week. On this site I found that they have a list of challenged (banned) works.  I searched through the list and found everything with a screen adaption. 

On 12/20/2018 I added a brief synopsis. On 01/2023 This was updated with additional challenged (banned) books from the freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works. 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain: [First published in 1884]: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939/1955/1960), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Huckleberry Finn (1974/1975)

A sequel to Tom Sawyer it is the adventures of a runaway slave and a white boy in the Mississippi Valley. 

Antigone by Sophocles; [First published in 441 B.C.]:  Antigone (1961/2011), Antigone at Barbican (2015)

A play that picks up after and expands on the Theban Legend of Seven Against Thebes. The myth has the Adrastus the King of Argos recruiting seven heroes to lead an army to restore Polynices the son of Oedipus to the throne of Thebes. Each hero was to lead his men in attacking one of the seven gates of Thebes.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, by Mordecai Richler; [First Published in 1959]: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

The younger son in a third-generation Jewish immigrant family living in Montreal, Canada becomes obsessed with money, success, and high society. The story is about his short and dubious rise, as well as his changing relationships with his family. 

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson; [First Published in 1977]: Bridge To Terabithia (1985/2007)

A boy befriends a new girl and together they create Terabithia a magical fantasy world where they rule as king and queen.

A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess; [First published in 1962]: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Set in a future England a sociopathic gang leader Alex is caught for attempted robbery and murder. Once in prison Alex is chosen for an experimental behavior-modification treatment that makes him severely ill at the mere thought of violence. After treatment and being released from prison society takes advantage of his conditioned state. 

Deliverance, by James Dickey; [First Published in 1970]: Deliverance (1972)

4 men go on a multiday canoe trip in the Georgia wilderness. While on the trip they run into a pair of mountain people that proceed to rape and kill members of their party. This results in a kill or be killed fight for survival. 

Different Seasons, by Steven King; [First Published in 1982]: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Apt Pupil (1998), Stand By Me (1986)

A collection of four novellas by Steven King that relate to each of the four seasons. The Four stories are Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption; Apt Pupil; The Body; and The Breathing Method.

Fear Street(series) by R.L. Stein [First Published in 1989] Fear Street: Part One -1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
The book series is about the fictional town of Shadyside with a residential street named Fear Street and a wealthy family that settled in the area. Various teens in the town face and survive curses, ghosts, cults, supernatural events, murderers, and all manner of horror situations as well as high school. The film trilogy is about a reoccurring curse that puts a group of teens in danger. The teens investigate the history of the curse as they try to survive.

 

Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, by Joyce Carol Oates; [First Published in 1993]: Foxfire (1996/2012)

Set in the 1950’s in upstate New York five girls create a gang called Foxfire. At first the gang performs petty crimes and activism. In time the gang and activities grow in scope until the gang implodes. 

The Giver, by Lois Lowry; [First published in 1993]: The Giver (2014)

Set in the future a boy sees realizes that his utopian society is really a controlled dystopia. 

Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous: [First published in 1971]: Go Ask Alice (1973/2009)

Taking place from 1968 – 1970 a 14 young girl develops a drug habit and begins a downward spiral to rock bottom.

Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine: [First Published in 1992] Goosebumps (1995-1998), Goosebumps (2015), Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

Goosebumps is a series of horror novellas that follow child characters, who find themselves dealing with situations; that usually involve supernatural elements. There are 62 books are printed under the original umbrella title. With several spin offs. 

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood: [First published in 1985]: The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) TV Series (2017-?)

Set in a dystopian future a totalitarian government runs a country called Gilead where all fertile women are stripped of rights and must serve as surrogates for infertile wives of the rich and powerful.  

Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling: [First Published in 1997] Harry Potter (series) (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Several novels chronicling the adventures of Harry Potter at his friends at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  

His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman [First Published in 1995]: The Golden Compass (2007), His Dark Materials (2019-?)

A trilogy about a girl that travels between worlds to save a multiverse from being destroyed.

Hold Fast, by Kevin Major; [First Published in 1978]: Hold Fast (2013)

A 14-year-old boy named Michael recently orphaned and sent to live with an Uncle. Unable to live with his controlling Uncle he runs away with his cousin to live the Canadian wilderness.

The Holy Bible by GOD, [First Published Unknown]

There are many screen adoptions of the Bible in whole or part for various ages, and dominations. 

I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!!;  Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne—!!  By Kouichi Kusano; I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!!;  Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne—!!  (2011)

 A manga series about a boy has three girls fighting over him including his adopted younger sister.  (Who is the most determined of the three girls). 

The Indian In the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks; [First Published in 1980]: The Indian In the Cupboard (1995)

A boy uses a magic key to bring a plastic Indian (and other toys to life). It is followed by four additional books. 

A Jest of God, by Margaret Laurence; [First Published in 1966]: Rachel, Rachel (1968)

A Canadian school teacher has a summer affair and deals with the consequences on her life and career. 

Lives of Girls and Women, by Alice Munro; [First Published in 1971]: Lives of Girls and Women (1994)

Set in rural Ontario during the 1940’s a coming-of-age tale about a girl growing up and dealing with mother, daughter issues. 

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck: [First published in 1937]: Of Mice and Men (1939, 1968, 1981, 1992)

Two drifters working the fields during The Great Depression George and Lennie work to achieve their dream of having their own land. Until an accidental murder kills the dream they have. 

On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder; [First Published in 1937] (The First Little House book was published in 1932). Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983)/(2005)  Beyond The Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999), Beyond The Prairie Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002)

On the Banks of Plum Creek is the fourth book in the Little House on the Prairie series. After leaving the little house on the Kansas Prairie, the Ingalls family moves to Plum Creek, Minnesota. It covers the Laura’s first-time in public school for the first time and deal with hardship because of grasshoppers. 

Outrageously Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; First [Published in 1997] (The first Alice Book was Published in 1985) Alice Upside Down (2007)
This is book 9 of 25 (not including the 3 prequels) from the Alice Series. Alice enters 8^th Grade and tries to be more exciting and outrageous. It backfires and puts herself in situations that are embarrassing rather than exciting. 

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi [First Published in 2000] Persepolis (2007)                   

Memoir told by Marjane and her childhood during the Islamic Revolution in Iran beginning in the 1970’s. Marjane tells her story about growing up and witnessing the world changing. 

Silent Witness, by Richard North Patterson; [First Published in 1991]: Silent Witness (2011)
The second book in the Tony Lord mysteries. Tony Lord is investigating the murder of a 16-year-old Salt Lake City high school track star. 

Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson; [First published in 1994]: Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

Set in the 1950’s in the Pacific Northwest a white fisher man is found dead, and a Japanese American is accused of murder and put on trial.  

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas; [First Published in 1844]: The Three Musketeers (1921. 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1948, 1973, 1993, 2011) The Musketeer (2001), The Musketeers (2014-2016) There are a lot more screen adaptions than what is listed.

Set in 1625 D'Artagnan sets out to join the Musketeers. Unable to become an official member he befriends the top three musketeers and helps them to defend the kingdom.  

Tintin in America, by Herge; [First published 1932] (The first TinTin book was Published in 1930): The Adventures of Tintin (1991-1992)/(2011) 

This is volume 3 of 24 volumes of the Tintin Series.  TinTin goes to Chicago to report on organized crime. Chasing a gangster into the west he encounters a tribe of Blackfoot and learns from them before taking down the Chicago crime syndicate. 

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: [First published in 1960]: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the depression era Deep South defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in a court of law. While teaching his children about predigest. 

The Valour and the Horror; The Untold story of Canadians in The Second World War, by Merily Weisbord and Merilyn Simonds Mohr; The Valour and the Horror (1992)

It is about significant Canadian battles from the Second World War. 

The Wars, by Timothy Findley; [First Published in 1977]: The Wars (1983)

A 19-year-old Canadian joins the Army and fights in WWI then deals with the things he did as a solider during the war. 

Get the full list here http://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/

Home Improvement movies

Movies for fans of HGTV
I created a renovation movie list. For people that want to get a renovation fix without going to HGTV or DIY Network.

Everything is listed chronologically newest to oldest.

Flip That Romance (2019)
Two house flippers each come to own one half of an old duplex. Wanting to own the entire building they decide to hold a contest for ownership. As they compete to win love blossoms. 

They're Watching (2016)
The crew of a realty home improvement TV show head to Moldova on a segment about an American homeowner transforming a rundown house into an artist's haven. The crew end up having problems with the villagers and a deadly witch. 

Deadly Renovations (2010)
A group of renovators and house flippers get a hotel project in Yuma, Arizona that may contain $10 Million hidden somewhere from a bank heist back in 1989. Things turn deadly.

Are We Done Yet? (2007)
This is the sequel to Are We There Yet? (2005).
In this one the family needing more space buys a fixer upper in suburb of Portland, Oregon. The usual and comically exaggerated family and renovation issues are dealt with.

A Good Year (2006)
Based on the novel A Good Year by Peter Mayle [First Published in 2004] An Investment Banker inherits a chateau and vineyard in France. He goes there with the intention renovate the property and selling it.

The Notebook (2004)
Based on the novel The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks [First Published in 1996] 
In 1940 a poor guy Noah and a rich girl Allie fall in love with each other and makes a youthful promise to marry and live in a special house in Seabrook Island, South Carolina. However, society, family, sickness and world events separate them. Yet Noah never falling out of love restores/customizes the Seabrook house to win her back.

Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)
This movie is based on the 1996 memoir Under The Tuscan Sun: At Home In Italy, by Frances Mayes.
A recently divorced writer, professor, and critic takes a trip to Italy where she impulsively buys a villa and begins an expensive and extensive restoration.

Home Improvement (1991 – 1999)
A sitcom about a home improvement host, his family, friends and neighbors living in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The show's humor often revolves around tools, cars, home projects, family issues and a rivalry with Bob Vila (This Old House).

Pacific Heights (1990)
Young couple buys a large house in the wealthy Pacific Heights neighbor of San Francisco, California that is out of their price range. To make it work they will do the renovations themselves and rent out to floors of their home. In finding renters they make a mistake and rent to a professional con man that proceeds to avoid eviction and to steal what he wants from them. 

Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Elvira a hostess of a horror show inherits a mansion in Fallwell, Massachusetts from an unknown great aunt. Needing a place to live Elvira, and a group of local teenagers begin working on improving the old house. As this is happening An Evil Uncle and uptight town’s people try to get her to leave town.

Baby Boom (1987)
A successful businesswoman inherits a baby from a distant relative. To give her new family a better life she buys a house sight unseen Vermont. It is of course a fixer upper. Once there she fixes up the house, starts a successful business, and finds love. The 1980's American Dream.

The Money Pit (1986)
A young couple buys a too good to be true house in Lattington, New York at a too good to be true price. Once they move in it falls apart, unable to abandon the investment they set about restoring the place and live through a renovation nightmare.

Playing For Keeps (1986)
Three friends from New York City find a Deed for a Hotel in Pennsylvania and set to make it into a Rock-n-Roll Hotel Resort. A Chemical company and towns people add problems facing the young entrepreneurs.

Green Acers (1965-1971)
Sick of the complications of modern city life, successful, wealthy attorney, Oliver Wendell Douglas dreams of being a gentleman farmer. Douglas buys a rundown farm from conman and moves there much to the chagrin of his socialite wife. Once in Hooterville they work on making The Old Haney Place a successful farm and fixing up the old very rundown farmhouse. They spend the next 7 years (the series run) trying to do that.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Based on the novel Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgins [First Published in 1946] The Blandings family wanting more room to buy a house and some land out in Connecticut. Upon learning that the house is unlivable the Blandings tear it down and build a custom house. Unforeseen setbacks add expense and delayed move in dates.

George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Based on the play George Washington Slept Here
A married couple gets kicked out of their apartment because of their dog. So, they buy a house in Connecticut that George Washington is believed to have slept in. Continuing the theme of this chapter the couple works on restoring the house.

Other
The 3 Stooges 
 In several of the The 3 Stooges shorts the Stooges have contracting/construction work. I will warn you it never ends well.

American Dad: Season 7; Episode 17: Home Wrecker (2011)
The Smith family decided to renovate and redecorate some of the house. An epic argument is the result.