Happy Banned Books Week 2010! (September 25 - October 2)
It is once again time to celebrate the First Amendment by highlighting book challenges past and present. You can read about the several challenges in Oregon on the handy Map of Book Censorship.
According to the American Library Association, the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books for 2009 were:
1. ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r [Series] by Lauren Myracle / Reasons: Drugs, Nudity, Sexually Explicit, unsuited to Age Group.
2. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Robinson / Reasons: Homosexuality
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky / Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Anti-Family, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee / Reasons: Racism, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
5. Twilight [Series] by Stephenie Meyer / Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
6. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger / Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
7. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult / Reasons: Sexism, Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide, Violence
8. The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler / Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker / Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
10. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier / Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
The Harry Potter series topped the list of most frequently challenged books of the decade.
