Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007

It's Top Ten Tuesday Again! In honor of Banned Books week, here are the "10 Most Challenged Books of 2007" according the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. "And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell

Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group


2. "The Chocolate War," by Robert Cormier

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence



3. "Olive's Ocean," by Kevin Henkes

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language



4. "The Golden Compass," by Philip Pullman

Reasons: Religious Viewpoint



5. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain

Reasons: Racism

6. "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,

7. "TTYL," by Lauren Myracle

Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

8. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou

Reasons: Sexually Explicit

9. "It's Perfectly Normal," by Robie Harris

Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit

10. "The Perks of Being A Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group


More Links about Banned Books

Most Challenged Books of 21st Century (20002005)

Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2007 (PIO)

The Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2006

The Most Frequently Challenged Authors of 2006

Top Ten Challenged Authors 19902004

100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 19902000

Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Authors, 19902004

Top 100 Challenged Books 19901999

Graphs: Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year

Most Frequently Challenged Books Written by Authors of Color,19902000

Explore Banned Books with Google

Library Association Ranks Most Challenged Books in America

Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

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