Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week (September 27 - October 4) is wrapping up tomorrow, and I've been remiss in not acknowledging it yet!

I won't write a whole manifesto about censorship and book banning, because I did that last year. 

I will, however, share the American Library Association's most recent list of frequently challenged books. 

Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2007

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
   Reasons(s): Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Unsuited to Age Group
   
   
2. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons(s): Sexual content, offensive language, and violence
   
   
3. Olive's Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
   Reasons(s): Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
   
   
4. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
   Reasons(s): Religious Viewpoint
   
   
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
   Reasons(s): Racism
   
   
6. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
   Reason(s): Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
   
   
7. TTYL, by Lauren Myracle
   Reason(s): Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
   
   
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
   Reason(s): Sexually Explicit
   
   
9. It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
   Reason(s): Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
   
   
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
    Reason(s): Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

Go read one today!*

*If you make a purchase through any of the above links, Shrike and I earn 5% of your purchase price. Same with the BarnesAndNoble.com banner in the sidebar!