{"id":139,"date":"2009-02-16T11:09:19","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schollnick.net\/wordpress\/?p=139"},"modified":"2010-07-27T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2010-07-27T14:32:24","slug":"the-top-100-banned-or-challenged-books-in-2000-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.schollnick.net\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/the-top-100-banned-or-challenged-books-in-2000-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 100 Banned or Challenged books in 2000-2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a bibliophile, and while I certainly choose not to read some genre’s and even some particular books, I have never believed that I should be able to force you to not be able to read a particular book \/ genre. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, I personally never thought that I would read some JD Robb, or Laura K Hamilton books… \u00c2\u00a0But my wife had them lying around, and I was out of good reading material…. \u00c2\u00a0Do I have to elaborate further?<\/p>\n

Never the less, Banned Books & Challenged books have always been one of my peeves… \u00c2\u00a0So please take a look at this list, and see what books you might not be able to read, if these challenges ever succeed….<\/p>\n

Top 100 Banned\/Challenged Books in 2000-2007\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Harry Potter \u00c2\u00a0J.K. Rowling\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Alice series Phyllis Reynolds Naylor\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. The Chocolate War Robert Cormier\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  7. Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Perfectly Normal Robie Harris\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  9. And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson\/Peter Parnell\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  11. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  12. The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  13. Forever\u00c2\u00a0 Judy Blume\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  14. The Color Purple Alice Walker\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  15. The Perks of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  16. Killing Mr. Griffin Lois Duncan\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  17. Go Ask Alice Anonymous\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  18. King and King Linda de Haan\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  19. Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  20. Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  21. The Giver Lois Lowry\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  22. We All Fall Down Robert Cormier\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  23. To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee`\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  24. Beloved Toni Morrison\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  25. The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline Cooney\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  26. Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  27. My Brother Sam Is Dead James Lincoln Collier\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  28. In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  29. His Dark Materials series Philip Pullman\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  30. Gossip Girl series Cecily von Ziegesar\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  31. What My Mother Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Know Sonya Sones\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  32. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  33. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s So Amazing Robie Harris\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  34. Arming America Michael Bellasiles\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  35. Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  36. Blubber Judy Blume\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  37. Brave New World Aldous Huxley\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  38. Athletic Shorts Chris Crutcher\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  39. Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  40. Life is Funny E.R. Frank\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  41. Daughters of Eve Lois Duncan\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  42. Crazy Lady Jane Leslie Conly\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  43. The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  44. You Hear Me Betsy Franco\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  45. Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  46. Whale Talk Chris Crutcher\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Dav Pilkey\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  48. The Facts Speak for Themselves Brock Cole\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  49. The Terrorist Caroline Cooney\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  50. Mick Harte Was Here Barbara Park\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  51. Summer of My German Soldier Bette Green\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  52. The Upstairs Room Johanna Reiss\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  53. When Dad Killed Mom Julius Lester\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  54. Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  55. The Fighting Ground Avi\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  56. The Things They Carried Tim O’Brien\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  57. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred Taylor\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  58. Fat Kid Rules the World K.L. Going\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  59. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things Carolyn Mackler\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  60. A Time To Kill John Grisham\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  61. Rainbow Boys Alex Sanchez\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  62. Olive\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ocean Kevin Henkes\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  63. One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Nest Ken Kesey\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  64. A Day No Pigs Would Die Robert Newton Peck\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  65. Speak Laurie Halse Anderson\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  66. Always Running Luis Rodriguez\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  67. Black Boy Richard Wright\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  68. Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  69. Deal With It! Esther Drill\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  70. Detour for Emmy Marilyn Reynolds\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  71. Draw Me A Star Eric Carle\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  72. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  73. Harris and Me Gary Paulsen\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  74. Junie B. Jones series Barbara Park\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  75. No Far From the Bamboo Grove Yoko Watkins\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  76. Song of Solomon Toni Morrison\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  77. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Chris Crutcher\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  78. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Happening to My Body Book Lynda Madaras\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  79. The Boy Who Lost His Face Louis Sachar\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  80. The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  81. Anastasia Again! Lois Lowry\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  82. Are You There God?\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Me, Margaret Judy Blume\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  83. Bumps In the Night Harry Allard\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  84. Goosebumps series R.L. Stine\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  85. Shade\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Children Garth Nix\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  86. Cut Patricia McCormick\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  87. Grendel John Gardner\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  88. The House of Spirits Isabel Allende\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  89. I Saw Esau Iona Opte\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  90. Ironman Chris Crutcher\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  91. The Stupids series Harry Allard\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  92. Taming the Star Runner S.E. Hinton\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  93. Then Again, Maybe I Won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Judy Blume\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  94. Tiger Eyes Judy Blume\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  95. Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  96. Nathan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Run John Gilstrap\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  97. Pinkerton, Behave! Steven Kellog\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  98. Freaky Friday Mary Rodgers\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  99. Halloween ABC Eve Merriam\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n
  100. Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Out of 3,869 challenges reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual\u00c2\u00a0Freedom, as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library\u00c2\u00a0Association.\u00c2\u00a0 The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim\u00c2\u00a0comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each\u00c2\u00a0challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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