Friday, September 16, 2011

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

3 comments:

Bonnie Jacobs said...

Here's a list, in case you need one to plan what to read during Banned Books Week.

Helen's Book Blog said...

What amazes me is that Banned Books are some of the best books out there!

Sheila (Bookjourney) said...

I cant wait! Hope you both will join me in the celebration I have planned that week!