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#tbt features The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey. In September of 1997, Captain Underpants burst on the scene with main characters, George and Harold causing hilarious mayhem around their elementary school much to the dismay of the principal, Mr. Krupp. The original series was done in black and white interior illustrations. In 2013, the series was reissued in color.
Captain Underpants grew into a twelve-book series, with several spin-off series, most notably, Dog Man. It is an international best seller which has been translated into over 30 languages and adapted for film. It hit the list of most banned and challenged books in 2013 and 2014. In 2018, it was number three on the list. The reason for challenging? The series encourages children to misbehave as well for depicting a same-sex couple in one of the books.
Tra-la-la! Celebrate your freedom to read!
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