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. 

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