August 2, 2016 National Leaders 2016 Baby Book
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure complimentary access to information. Every twelvemonth, the Part for Intellectual Liberty (OIF) compiles a list of the Meridian 10 Most Challenged Books in guild to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to OIF from communities across the U.S.
The Top 10 lists are simply a snapshot of book challenges. Surveys betoken that 82-97% of volume challenges – documented requests to remove materials from schools or libraries – remain unreported and receive no media.
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Meridian 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020
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The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 156 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2020. Of the 273 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, forth with the reasons cited for censoring the books:
- George by Alex Gino
Reasons: Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and non reflecting "the values of our customs" - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You past Ibram 10. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
Reasons: Banned and challenged because of author's public statements, and because of claims that the volume contains "selective storytelling incidents" and does not encompass racism against all people - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, drug use, and alcoholism, and considering information technology was idea to promote anti-police views, contain divisive topics, and be "as well much of a sensitive affair right now" - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted because it was thought to comprise a political viewpoint and it was claimed to be biased confronting male students, and for the novel's inclusion of rape and profanity - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian past Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and allegations of sexual misconduct by the author - Something Happened in Our Town: A Child'due south Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
Reasons: Challenged for "divisive linguistic communication" and because it was thought to promote anti-police views - To Impale a Mockingbird past Harper Lee
Reasons: Banned and challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a "white savior" graphic symbol, and its perception of the Blackness feel - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Reasons: Banned and challenged for racial slurs and racist stereotypes, and their negative effect on students - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and depicts child sexual abuse - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reasons: Challenged for profanity, and it was thought to promote an anti-police force bulletin
Meridian x Most Challenged Books of 2019
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The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 377 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2019. Of the 566 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books:
- George by Alex Gino
Reasons: challenged, banned, restricted, and hidden to avert controversy; for LGBTQIA+ content and a transgender character; because schools and libraries should not "put books in a child's hand that require discussion"; for sexual references; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint and "traditional family unit structure" - Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Reasons: challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, for "its result on any immature people who would read information technology," and for concerns that it was sexually explicit and biased - A Mean solar day in the Life of Marlon Bundo past Jill Twiss, illustrated by EG Keller
Reasons: challenged and vandalized for LGBTQIA+ content and political viewpoints, for concerns that it is "designed to pollute the morals of its readers," and for non including a content warning - Sex activity is a Funny Discussion by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth
Reasons: challenged, banned, and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content; for discussing gender identity and sex pedagogy; and for concerns that the championship and illustrations were "inappropriate" - Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack, illustrated by Stevie Lewis
Reasons: challenged and restricted for featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA+ content; for being "a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate immature children" with the potential to cause defoliation, curiosity, and gender dysphoria; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint - I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
Reasons: challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content, for a transgender character, and for against a topic that is "sensitive, controversial, and politically charged" - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Reasons: banned and challenged for profanity and for "vulgarity and sexual overtones" - Drama written and illustrated past Raina Telgemeier
Reasons: challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and for concerns that it goes against "family values/morals" - Harry Potter series past J. M. Rowling
Reasons: banned and forbidden from discussion for referring to magic and witchcraft, for containing actual curses and spells, and for characters that utilize "nefarious ways" to attain goals - And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson illustrated by Henry Cole
Reason: challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content
Meridian 11 Almost Challenged Books of 2018
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The ALA Role for Intellectual Freedom tracked 347 challenges to library, schoolhouse and university materials and services in 2018. Of the 483 books challenged or banned in 2018, the Top 11 Most Challenged Books are:
- George by Alex Gino
Reasons: banned, challenged, and relocated considering information technology was believed to encourage children to clear browser history and modify their bodies using hormones, and for mentioning "muddied magazines," describing male beefcake, "creating confusion," and including a transgender character - A Twenty-four hours in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss, illustrated by EG Keller
Reasons: banned and challenged for including LGBTQIA+ content, and for political and religious viewpoints - Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: series was challenged because it was perceived equally encouraging disruptive beliefs, while Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot was challenged for including a same-sex couple - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reasons: banned and challenged because it was deemed "anti-cop," and for profanity, drug use, and sexual references - Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
Reasons: banned and challenged for including LGBTQIA+ characters and themes - Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Reasons: banned, challenged, and restricted for addressing teen suicide - This 1 Summer past Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Reasons: banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and certain illustrations - Skippyjon Jones series written and illustrated by Judy Schachner
Reason: challenged for depicting stereotypes of Mexican civilisation - The Absolutely Truthful Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: banned and challenged for sexual references, profanity, violence, gambling, and underage drinking, and for its religious viewpoint - This Twenty-four hour period in June by Gayle Due east. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten
Reason: challenged and burned for including LGBTQIA+ content - Ii Boys Kissing past David Levithan
Reason: challenged and burned for including LGBTQIA+ content
Top 10 for 2017
View the Censorship by the Numbers infographic for 2017
The ALA Role for Intellectual Liberty tracked 354 challenges to library, school and academy materials and services in 2017. Of the 416 books challenged or banned in 2017, the Summit ten Nearly Challenged Books are:
- Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher
Originally published in 2007, this New York Times bestseller has resurfaced as a controversial book later Netflix aired a TV series by the same name. This YA novel was challenged and banned in multiple school districts because information technology discusses suicide. - The Absolutely Truthful Diary of a Part-Fourth dimension Indian written by Sherman Alexie
Consistently challenged since its publication in 2007 for acknowledging issues such every bit poverty, alcoholism, and sexuality, this National Book Award winner was challenged in schoolhouse curriculums because of profanity and situations that were deemed sexually explicit. - Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
This Stonewall Honor Honour-winning, 2012 graphic novel from an acclaimed cartoonist was challenged and banned in school libraries because it includes LGBT characters and was considered "confusing." - The Kite Runner written past Khaled Hosseini
This critically acclaimed, multigenerational novel was challenged and banned because it includes sexual violence and was thought to "lead to terrorism" and "promote Islam." - George written by Alex Gino
Written for elementary-historic period children, this Lambda Literary Award winner was challenged and banned because it includes a transgender child. - Sex is a Funny Give-and-take written by Cory Silverberg and illustrated by Fiona Smyth
This 2015 informational children's book written by a certified sexual practice educator was challenged because it addresses sex education and is believed to lead children to "desire to accept sex or enquire questions near sex activity." - To Impale a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, considered an American classic, was challenged and banned because of violence and its use of the N-discussion. - The Detest U Give written by Angie Thomas
Despite winning multiple awards and being the near searched-for book on Goodreads during its debut year, this YA novel was challenged and banned in school libraries and curriculums because information technology was considered "pervasively vulgar" and because of drug use, profanity, and offensive language. - And Tango Makes Three written by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson and illustrated by Henry Cole
Returning after a cursory hiatus from the Top 10 Almost Challenged list, this ALA Notable Children'southward Book, published in 2005, was challenged and labeled considering it features a aforementioned-sexual activity relationship. - I Am Jazz written past Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings and illustrated past Shelagh McNicholas
This autobiographical picture book co-written past the 13-year-old protagonist was challenged considering it addresses gender identity.
Height 10 for 2016
Out of 323 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
View the Censorship by the Numbers infographic for 2016
- This One Summer written past Mariko Tamaki and illustrated past Jillian Tamaki
Reasons: challenged because information technology includes LGBT characters, drug utilize and profanity, and it was considered sexually explicit with mature themes - Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
Reasons: challenged considering it includes LGBT characters, was accounted sexually explicit, and was considered to accept an offensive political viewpoint - George written past Alex Gino
Reasons: challenged because it includes a transgender child, and the "sexuality was not appropriate at elementary levels" - I Am Jazz written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
Reasons: challenged considering it portrays a transgender child and considering of linguistic communication, sex education, and offensive viewpoints - 2 Boys Kissing written past David Levithan
Reasons: challenged because its encompass has an image of two boys kissing, and it was considered to include sexually explicit LGBT content - Looking for Alaska written by John Green
Reasons: challenged for a sexually explicit scene that may lead a educatee to "sexual experimentation" - Big Difficult Sex Criminals written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky
Reason: challenged because it was considered sexually explicit - Make Something Upwardly: Stories Yous Tin can't Unread written by Chuck Palahniuk
Reasons: challenged for profanity, sexual explicitness, and existence "disgusting and all effectually offensive" - Footling Nib (serial) written by Bill Cosby and and illustrated by Varnette P. Honeywood
Reason: challenged because of criminal sexual allegations against the writer - Eleanor & Park written past Rainbow Rowell
Reason: challenged for offensive language
Top 10 for 2015
Out of 275 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
View the Censorship past the Numbers infographic for 2015
- Looking for Alaska , by John Green
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for historic period group - Fifty Shades of Grey , past E. L. James
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other ("poorly written," "concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it") - I Am Jazz , past Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
Reasons: inaccurate, homosexuality, sex activity didactics, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group - Across Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out , by Susan Kuklin
Reasons: anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other ("wants to remove from drove to ward off complaints") - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , by Mark Haddon
Reasons: offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other ("profanity and atheism") - The Holy Bible
Reasons: religious viewpoint - Fun Home , by Alison Bechdel
Reasons: violence and other ("graphic images") - Habibi , past Craig Thompson
Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for historic period group - Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan , by Jeanette Winter
Reasons: religious viewpoint, unsuited to age grouping, and violence - Ii Boys Kissing , by David Levithan
Reasons: homosexuality and other ("condones public displays of affection")
Top ten for 2014
Out of 311 challenges recorded past the Office for Intellectual Freedom
View the Censorship by the Numbers infographic for 2014
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Role-Time Indian , past Sherman Alexie
Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex activity pedagogy, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: "depictions of bullying" - Persepolis , by Marjane Satrapi
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Boosted reasons: "politically, racially, and socially offensive," "graphic depictions" - And Tango Makes Iii , Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: "promotes the homosexual agenda" - The Bluest Centre , past Toni Morrison
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: "contains controversial issues" - It'southward Perfectly Normal , past Robie Harris
Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: "alleges it is child pornography" - Saga , by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Reasons: anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group - The Kite Runner , past Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age grouping, violence - The Perks of Being a Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: "appointment rape and masturbation" - A Stolen Life , Jaycee Dugard
Reasons: drugs/booze/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group - Drama , by Raina Telgemeier
Reason: sexually explicit
Top 10 for 2013
Out of 307 challenges recorded past the Part for Intellectual Freedom
- Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence - The Bluest Center, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence - The Absolutely True Diary of a Role-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping - Fifty Shades of Grey, by East.Fifty. James
Reasons: nudity, offensive linguistic communication, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Hunger Games, past Suzanne Collins
Reasons: religious viewpoint, unsuited to historic period grouping - A Bad Male child Tin Exist Good for A Daughter, by Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit - Looking for Alaska, by John Dark-green
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit - Bone (series), by Jeff Smith
Reason: political viewpoint, racism, violence
Top 10 for 2012
Out of 464 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Helm Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, unsuited for age group - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian , past Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group - Thirteen Reasons Why , by Jay Asher
Reasons: drugs/booze/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group - Fifty Shades of Gray , by E. Fifty. James
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit - And Tango Makes Three , past Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality, unsuited for age group - The Kite Runner , by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit - Looking for Alaska , by John Green
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age grouping - Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: unsuited for age group, violence - The Drinking glass Castle , by Jeanette Walls
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit - Beloved , by Toni Morrison
Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence
Tiptop 10 for 2011
Out of 326 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (serial), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Color of Earth (series), past Kim Dong Hwa
Reasons: nudity, sex activity education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping - The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, insensitivity, offensive language, occult/satanic, violence - My Mom'south Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-past-Month Guide to Pregnancy , by Dori Hillestad Butler
Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Admittedly True Diary of a Function-Time Indian , by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive language, racism, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period group - Alice (serial), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: nudity, offensive linguistic communication, religious viewpoint - Brave New World , by Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity, nudity, racism, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit - What My Mother Doesn't Know , by Sonya Sones
Reasons: nudity, offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit - Gossip Daughter (serial), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit - To Kill a Mockingbird , past Harper Lee
Reasons: offensive language, racism
Superlative 10 for 2010
Out of 348 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- And Tango Makes Three , past Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group - The Absolutely True Diary of a Role-Time Indian , by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, racism, sex activity education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping, violence - Brave New World , past Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit - Creepo , by Ellen Hopkins
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit - The Hunger Games , by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping, violence - Lush , by Natasha Friend
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - What My Mother Doesn't Know , by Sonya Sones
Reasons: sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Nickel and Dimed , by Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint - Revolutionary Voices , edited by Amy Sonnie
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit - Twilight , by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence
Acme 10 for 2009
Out of 460 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Liberty
- ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: drugs, nudity, offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality - The Perks of Being A Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: anti-family unit, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group - To Kill A Mockingbird , past Harper Lee
Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group - Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period group - The Catcher in the Rye , by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - My Sister'south Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive linguistic communication, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence - The Earth, My Butt, and Other Large, Round Things, past Carolyn Mackler
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period group - The Colour Purple, by Alice Walker
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Chocolate War , by Robert Cormier
Reasons: nudity, offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Top 10 for 2008
Out of 513 challenges recorded by the Function for Intellectual Freedom
- And Tango Makes 3 , by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family unit, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group - His Nighttime Materials trilogy, past Philip Pullman
Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, violence - ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), past Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Scary Stories (serial), by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, violence - Anoint Me, Ultima , by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, violence - The Perks of Existence a Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group - Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Uncle Bobby'south Wedding , by Sarah Southward. Brannen
Reasons: homosexuality, unsuited to age grouping - The Kite Runner , by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Flashcards of My Life , by Charise Mericle Harper
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping
Top 10 for 2007
Out of 420 challenges recorded by the Role for Intellectual Freedom
- And Tango Makes Three , past Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, sexism, unsuited to age group - The Chocolate War , by Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, violence - Olive's Sea , by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit - The Golden Compass , by Philip Pullman
Reason: religious viewpoint - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , past Marking Twain
Reason: racism - The Colour Purple , by Alice Walker
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit - ttyl , by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , by Maya Angelou
Reason: sexually explicit - It's Perfectly Normal , by Robie Harris
Reasons: sex education, sexually explicit - The Perks of Beingness a Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period grouping
Top 10 for 2006
Out of 546 challenges recorded past the Part for Intellectual Freedom
- And Tango Makes Three , by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-family unit, homosexuality, unsuited to age group - Gossip Girls (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group - Alice (series), past Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: offensive language and sexually explicit - The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things , by Carolyn Mackler
Reasons: anti-family unit, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period grouping - The Bluest Center , by Toni Morrison
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: insensitivity, occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, violence - Able-bodied Shorts , past Chris Crutcher
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive linguistic communication - The Perks of Being a Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping - Beloved , by Toni Morrison
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period grouping - The Chocolate War , past Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, violence
Top 10 for 2005
Out of 405 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Liberty
- It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health , by Robie H. Harris
Reasons: abortion, homosexuality, nudity, religious viewpoint, sex educational activity, unsuited to age grouping - Forever , past Judy Blume
Reasons: offensive language, sexual content - The Catcher in the Rye , by J. D. Salinger
Reasons: sexual content, offensive linguistic communication, unsuited to age group - The Chocolate State of war , by Robert Cormier
Reasons: sexual content, offensive language - Whale Talk , past Chris Crutcher
Reasons: racism, offensive linguistic communication - Detour for Emmy , past Marilyn Reynolds
Reason: sexual content - What My Mother Doesn't Know , by Sonya Sones
Reasons: sexual content, beingness unsuited to age group - Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: anti-family unit content, unsuited to age group, violence - Crazy Lady! , by Jane Leslie Conly
Reason: offensive language - It'south So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families , by Robie H. Harris
Reasons: sex education, sexual content
Top 10 for 2004
Out of 547 challenges recorded past the Part for Intellectual Freedom
- The Chocolate State of war , past Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence - Fallen Angels , past Walter Dean Myers
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, racism, violence - Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture , by Michael A. Bellesiles
Reasons: inaccurate, political viewpoint - Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit - The Perks of Beingness a Wallflower , by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive linguistic communication, sexually explicit - What My Female parent Doesn't Know , by Sonya Sones
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age grouping, sexually explicit - In the Nighttime Kitchen , by Maurice Sendak
Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit - King & King , by Linda deHaan
Reason: homosexuality - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , past Maya Angelou
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive linguistic communication, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period grouping - Of Mice and Men , by John Steinbeck
Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence
Tiptop 10 for 2003
Out of 458 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Liberty
- Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: sexual content, offensive language, unsuited to age grouping - Harry Potter (series), by J.G. Rowling
Reasons: occult/Satanism - Of Mice and Men , by John Steinbeck
Reason: offensive language - Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture , by Michael Bellesiles
Reason: inaccuracy - Fallen Angels , past Walter Dean Myers
Reason: drugs, offensive language, racism, sexual content, violence - Go Ask Alice , by Anonymous
Reason: drugs - It's Perfectly Normal , by Robie Harris
Reasons: homosexuality, nudity, sexual content, sexual practice education - We All Fall Downwards , by Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive language, sexual content - King & Rex , by Linda de Haan
Reason: homosexuality - Span to Terabithia , past Katherine Paterson
Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language
Summit 10 for 2002
Out of 515 challenges recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Harry Potter , by J.K. Rowling
Reasons: occult/Satanism, violence - Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group - The Chocolate State of war , past Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period group - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , by Maya Angelou
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence - Taming the Star Runner , by Due south.E. Hinton
Reason: offensive linguistic communication - Helm Underpants , by Dav Pilkey
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to historic period group - The Adventures of Blueberry Finn , by Marker Twain
Reason: offensive linguistic communication - Span to Terabithia , by Katherine Paterson
Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language, violence - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry , past Mildred D. Taylor
Reason: offensive linguistic communication - Julie of the Wolves , by Jean Craighead George
Reasons: unsuited to age group, violence
Elevation 10 for 2001
Out of 448 challenges recorded past the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Harry Potter , by J.Thousand. Rowling
Reasons: anti-family unit, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, violence - Of Mice and Men , past John Steinbeck
Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age grouping, violence - The Chocolate State of war , by Robert Cormier
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age grouping, violence - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , past Maya Angelou
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit - Summer of My German Soldier , by Bette Greene
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, racism, sexually explicit - The Catcher in the Rye , by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: offensive linguistic communication, unsuited to age group - Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to historic period group - Go Ask Alice , past Anonymous
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit - Fallen Angels , by Walter Dean Myers
Reason: offensive language - Blood and Chocolate , past Annette Curtis Klause
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Background Data from 2000 to 2009
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From 2000 to 2009, v,099* challenges were reported to the Part for Intellectual Freedom.
- 1,577 challenges due to "sexually explicit" material
- i,291 challenges due to "offensive language"
- 989 challenges due to materials accounted "unsuited to age grouping"
- 619 challenged due to "violence"'
- 361 challenges due to "homosexuality"
Further, 274 materials were challenged due to "occult" or "Satanic" themes, an additional 291 were challenged due to their "religious viewpoint," and 119 considering they were "anti-family."
Please note that the number of challenges and the number of reasons for those challenges practice not friction match because works are often challenged on more ane basis.
one,639 of these challenges were in school libraries; 1,811 were in classrooms; 1,217 took place in public libraries. There were 114 challenges to materials used in college classes, and 30 to academic libraries. There are isolated cases of challenges to library materials made available in or past prisons, special libraries, community groups, and students.
The vast majority of challenges were initiated past parents (2,535), with patrons and administrators to follow (516 and 489 respectively).
* Nosotros receive challenge reports after the Top Ten lists take been published. This number reflects all the challenges we received since July 31, 2013 for the 2000-2009 fourth dimension catamenia.
Earlier 1990
OIF has only been collecting data nigh banned books since 1990, so we do not accept whatsoever lists of frequently challenged books or authors before that appointment.
Source: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
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