Most frequently challenged books of 2010

According to the ALA, these are the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2010.

1.  And Tango Makes Three ~ by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons:  homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

2.  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ~ by Sherman Alexie
Reasons:  offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

3.  Brave New World ~ by Aldous Huxley
Reasons:  insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

4.  Crank ~ by Ellen Hopkins
Reasons:  drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit

5.  The Hunger Games ~ by Suzanne Collins
Reasons:  sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

6.  Lush ~ by Natasha Friend
Reasons:  drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

7.  What My Mother Doesn’t Know ~ by Sonya Sones
Reasons:  sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

8.  Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America ~ by Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons:  drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint

9.  Revolutionary Voices ~ edited by Amy Sonnie
Reasons:  homosexuality, sexually explicit

10.  Twilight ~ by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons:  religious viewpoint, violence