They further reasoned that the use of witchcraft in the book equated with the Wiccan religion, and since Wicca is a federally recognized organized religion, the use of the book in schools violated the First Amendment concept against the establishment of religion by the government. We believe this material is satanic, a danger to our children, is being studied excessively, and has no place in our schools.”
They filed a petition demanding that school officials remove the book along with The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, for similar reasons.Īccording to the Hartford Courant, the residents’ petition urged the school board to “eliminate the study of materials containing information about witchcraft, magic, evil spells, or related material now and forever.
In 2002, two residents of Cromwell, Connecticut wanted the book banned from middle school classrooms because they claimed that it promoted witchcraft and violence. Some critics also proclaim that Leslie is not a good role model simply because she doesn’t attend church. At issue with censors are death being part of the plot ( Hmm… much like every Disney film and fairy tale ever made), Jess’ use of the word “lord” outside of prayer, offensive language, and claims that the book promotes secular humanism, new age religions, the occult, and Satanism. It is also a frequent target of censors, though, coming in at number 8 on the American Library Association’s list of the 100-most-banned/challenged books for 1990-2000 and dropping only to number -2009. Inspiration for the novel resulted from a terrible event on Augwhen the best friend of Paterson’s son David, Lisa Christina Hill, was killed when struck by lightning a tree dedicated to her is planted outside Takoma Park Elementary in Maryland.Ī heartwarming tale of friendship and adventure, the novel is a staple of English studies classes in Ireland, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Philippines, Ecuador, the United Kingdom,Costa Rica, Panama, South Africa, and the United States. Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia is a 1977 children’s literature classic about two fifth-graders, Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke, who create an imaginary kingdom named Terabithia in the woods where they rule as king and queen and where the only limit is their imaginations.
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