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Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009 (1 Viewer)

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Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling

2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier

4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell

5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou

7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz

8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman

9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren

10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers

12. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris

13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey

14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison

16. Forever, by Judy Blume

17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous

19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

20. King and King, by Linda de Haan

21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

22. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar

23. The Giver, by Lois Lowry

24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak

25. Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan

26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison

27. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier

28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

29. The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney

30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier

31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones

32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya

33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson

34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler

35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison

36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

37. It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris

38. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles

39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane

40. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank

41. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher

42. The Fighting Ground, by Avi

43. Blubber, by Judy Blume

44. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher

45. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly

46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard

48. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez

49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey

50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

51. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan

52. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson

53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco

54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole

55. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green

56. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester

57. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause

58. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going

59. Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes

60. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson

61. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle

62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard

63. The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney

64. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park

65. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien

66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor

67. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham

68. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez

69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

70. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen

71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park

72. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison

73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras

74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold

75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry

76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving

77. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert

78. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein

79. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss

80. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck

81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright

82. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill

83. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds

84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins

85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher

86. Cut, by Patricia McCormick

87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume

88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger

90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle

91. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George

92. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar

93. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard

94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine

95. Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix

96. Grendel, by John Gardner

97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende

98. I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte

99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume

100. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank

 
Why people look to stop others from reading is beyond me and really pisses me off. But I guess it is easier to get a book out of the schools than it is to actually talk to people/kids about the subject matter. :wall:

 
:lmao: that Judy Blume books are still on this list. There are shows on the Disney Channel that are worse.
 
Challenged by whom for banning where?

Public libraries or school libraries?

Because I might want The Joy of Gay Sex (as well as The Joy of Sex) out of at least elementary and middle schools. Probably High Schools too.

 
'Idiot Boxer said:
Challenged by whom for banning where?

Public libraries or school libraries?

Because I might want The Joy of Gay Sex (as well as The Joy of Sex) out of at least elementary and middle schools. Probably High Schools too.
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I think twice on that one...would literally (no pun intended) eliminate teen age pregnancy.
 
Wow surprised that Toni Morrisson is so hated. She has multiple books on that list. Terrible,

And :lmao: at the Harry Potter stuff. This was actually a big issue down here in GA as many religious wackos think that Harry Potter is the 'gateway drug' to the occult. Bring back the church lady!

 
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.



"I maybe need a whole new case from the ground up," Mallory said. The woman, who said two of her four children attend public schools in the county, was not represented by an attorney at the hearing.



The ruling by Superior Judge Ronnie Batchelor upheld a decision by the Georgia Board of Education, which had supported local school officials.



County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination.



J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, published by London-based Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, tell stories of children with magic powers. They are the most challenged texts of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association.



At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.



"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."



Victoria Sweeny, an attorney representing county school officials, said the judge has to respect their authority to leave the books on library shelves.



"I'm not here to defend Harry Potter," Sweeny said. "I'm here to defend the Gwinnett County Board of Education's right to make lawful decisions."

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 
'Hipple said:
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.



"I maybe need a whole new case from the ground up," Mallory said. The woman, who said two of her four children attend public schools in the county, was not represented by an attorney at the hearing.



The ruling by Superior Judge Ronnie Batchelor upheld a decision by the Georgia Board of Education, which had supported local school officials.



County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination.



J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, published by London-based Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, tell stories of children with magic powers. They are the most challenged texts of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association.



At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.



"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."



Victoria Sweeny, an attorney representing county school officials, said the judge has to respect their authority to leave the books on library shelves.



"I'm not here to defend Harry Potter," Sweeny said. "I'm here to defend the Gwinnett County Board of Education's right to make lawful decisions."

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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So, witchcraft shouldn't be allowed because of church/state issues, but she wants God back in schools? :confused:
 
'Hipple said:
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Laura Mallory, who argued the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in witchcraft, said she still wants the best-selling books removed and may take her case to federal court.



"I maybe need a whole new case from the ground up," Mallory said. The woman, who said two of her four children attend public schools in the county, was not represented by an attorney at the hearing.



The ruling by Superior Judge Ronnie Batchelor upheld a decision by the Georgia Board of Education, which had supported local school officials.



County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination.



J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, published by London-based Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, tell stories of children with magic powers. They are the most challenged texts of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association.



At Tuesday's hearing, Mallory argued in part that witchcraft is a religion practiced by some people and, therefore, the books should be banned because reading them in school violates the constitutional separation of church and state.



"I have a dream that God will be welcomed back in our schools again," Mallory said. "I think we need him."



Victoria Sweeny, an attorney representing county school officials, said the judge has to respect their authority to leave the books on library shelves.



"I'm not here to defend Harry Potter," Sweeny said. "I'm here to defend the Gwinnett County Board of Education's right to make lawful decisions."

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Laura Mallory uses school shootings to push Harry Potter ban, Bibles in school.

Laura Mallory uses school shootings to push Harry Potter ban, Bibles in school.

By Les, on 4 October, 2006

The image to the right is a picture of a true #### by the name of Laura Mallory. She’s attempting for the second time to get the Georgia Board of Education to ban Harry Potter books because she feels they are evil and indoctrinate children into Wicca. She’s trying to use the recent school shootings as justification for the ban:

Laura Mallory, a mother of four from the Atlanta suburb of Loganville, told a Georgia Board of Education officer that the books by British author J.K. Rowling, sought to indoctrinate children as Wiccans, or practitioners of religious witchcraft.

Referring to the recent rash of deadly assaults at schools, Mallory said books that promote evil – as she claims the Potter ones do – help foster the kind of culture where school shootings happen.

That would not happen if students instead read the Bible, Mallory said.

She added that the books were harmful to children who are unable to differentiate between reality and fantasy.

I don’t know which Bible she’s been reading, but the ones I’ve read are way worse on the sex and violence than any of the Potter books so far. Of course she stupidly reveals her true goals by claiming kids are “unable to differentiate between reality and fantasy” hence she wants to get her preferred fantasy in front of them if at all possible.

The children, she said, try to imitate Harry Potter and cast spells on classmates.

“They’re not educationally suitable and have been shown to be harmful to some kids,” Mallory said.

She argued that teachers do not assign other religious books like the Bible as student reading.

It would be amusing listening to idiots like Mallory blow hot air if it weren’t for the fact that so many other idiots take them seriously. She wouldn’t know a Wiccan religious book if it bit her on the ###.
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This is the progressives' version of "The War on Christmas". Liberals are longing to be outraged. It's always amazing to me how much ideologues on both sides have in common.

 
'timschochet said:
This is the progressives' version of "The War on Christmas". Liberals are longing to be outraged. It's always amazing to me how much ideologues on both sides have in common.
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Wouldn't the people complaining about these books be the same people complaining about the war on christmas? 99% of the war on christmas is not liberals being offended when someone uses christmas, it is the religious right (aka people who want to ban childrens books for witchcraft) who get offended when people use anything except christmas. There is a reason the whole "war on christmas" thing was on fox news and not MSNBC.
 
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'huthut said:
'timschochet said:
This is the progressives' version of "The War on Christmas". Liberals are longing to be outraged. It's always amazing to me how much ideologues on both sides have in common.
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Wouldn't the people complaining about these books be the same people complaining about the war on christmas? 99% of the war on christmas is not liberals being offended when someone uses christmas, it is the religious right (aka people who want to ban childrens books for witchcraft) who get offended when people use anything except christmas. There is a reason the whole "war on christmas" thing was on fox news and not MSNBC.
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And it's the same reason why this story will undoubtedly be on MSNBC and not Fox.In both cases you have a few extreme nuts who want to make Christmas or certain books illegal (depending on which side they're on) and then you have a big reaction on the opposite side who perceives these nuts as a real "threat". They WANT to be threatened, and outraged.
 
Pretty Ironic the ALA promotes "banned" books, while they themslevs actually ban books. Maybe next week they will promote the books they have banned? Mucho Gusto!!!!

Also, don't forget their super-awesome Banned Websites Awareness Day. Glad the librarians are acting as the voice of morality in the public schools. Articles for consideration, from the ala website, include:

Don't Filter Me Project Articles

Sloan, Karen. (2011, February 16) “ACLU and Yale Law team up to challenge high school filtering of LGBT-related sites.” The National Law Journal. [2]. ACLU and the Yale Law School LGBT Litigation Clinic announce their “Don’t Filter Me” project aimed at high school students checking whether their schools’ filtering software blocks selected gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender-related content.

Zwang, Zenna. (2011, June 18) “Companies Respond to ACLU’s ‘Don’t’ Filter Me’ Campaign.” eSchoolnews. [3]. Read about filtering companies’ responses saying to the ACLU’s Don’t Filter Me project.

Keen, Lisa. (2011, August 17). "ACLU steps up fight against overzealous school internet filters." This online article reports on a lawsuit brought by the ACLU against a public school district in Missouri where filters are blocking lesbian and gay sites. The ACLU suit cites Board of Ed v. Pico which limits a "school board's authority to remove books from the school libraries." [4].

 
'GreatLakesMike said:
'Idiot Boxer said:
Challenged by whom for banning where?Public libraries or school libraries?Because I might want The Joy of Gay Sex (as well as The Joy of Sex) out of at least elementary and middle schools. Probably High Schools too.
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Party pooper.:confetti:
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Interesting place to use the word "pooper".
 
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