Stolen from _sirene

[pennywhistle]

100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000:

(I've bolded the books I have read)

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Comments

[winterswitchery.livejournal.com]

I'd do this..but it'd prove how un "well read" i am

[ladyoceanstar.livejournal.com]

88. Where?s Waldo? by Martin Hanford

WTF? Why was this challenged?

[malanai.livejournal.com]

Because people are insane?

[winterswitchery.livejournal.com]

Did the people at the 700 Club challenge that one..? ^~ LOL

[suraimu.livejournal.com]

HIS RED STRIPES PROMOTE COMMUNISM AND SATANISM!@^&#%&!@^#!@

or something. :)

[winterswitchery.livejournal.com]

God forbid :)

I've read nine of those. Aren't I pathetic? It should be ten. But I didn't read Native Son like I was sposed to.

[mavra-chang.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think the reason they might have banned the first Waldo book is that there is a breast shot in it. Yup, you heard me. Look on the beach scene page... there's a drawing of a woman sunning herself with her bikini top undone, and some kid dropped an ice cream scoop on her back, she sat up, and you can see *GASP!* a nipple! See for yourself!

[ladyoceanstar.livejournal.com]

They're just pissed because they can't find Waldo. Anything that challenges the brain is an offense to the "herd" mentality........

[mandawahoo.livejournal.com]

yeah i've read 9 of them too

Lord of the Flies is my FAVORITE novel.. although i do see why it was challenged. haha
but damn its great

[ex-la-sorci.livejournal.com]

I've read 27 of them. I really recommend The Sleeping Beauty series if you're into kink. ;-) (also not on the list is The Story of O which is right along the same lines.)

Of Mice & Men, The Pigman, Outsiders, Native Son, all classics that can be read in a single afternoon if you're of a mind to. :-)

[winterswitchery.livejournal.com]

Shoot..I missed The Pigman. I guess I can say I've read ten now :)

[mavra-chang.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, The Story of O....cool to see others have heard of it. (: I bought my copy at a used bookstore and I snapped it up. (:

[badkitty1782.livejournal.com]

Wow.. this list really surprises me. I've read probably at least 20 of those for school alone (i.e. they were required reading).. including elementary school. Craziness indeed. :oÞ

[badkitty1782.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've only read about 24 I think (just went down the list a minute ago). But still. . . most of those were for school. There are quite a few on there I'd like to read now. I like living on the edge.. lol.. (rrriiiight....).. ;oÞ

I MUST Love to Read!

[queerfemmedyke.livejournal.com]

I've read fourty-six of these. Fifty-four to go although I don't think I can bring myself to read Cujo - I saw the movie. I have cats.