Yes, folks, the list of the top ten challenged books is here for last year and once again And Tango Makes Three is at the top.
Rounding off the list is a title (or two) you may find familiar from previous posts on this very blog.
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
3. Brave New World
4. Crank
5. The Hunger Games
6. Lush
7. What My Mother Doesn't Know
8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
9. Revolutionary Voices
10. Twilight
The reasons go from violence to homosexuality to sexually explicit back to violence and homosexuality. Occasionally there is some racism and offensive language.
I bet you remember my post on Sherman Alexie's book? Yes, we have gone to the clip show.
I haven't seen too much on the radar for the other books. In fact, aside from the gay penguins, the only other books I have read on the list are Brave New World, The Hunger Games, and...Twilight. I kind of hate myself for reading the last one, but it wasn't because of the violence or religious viewpoints...it was just a bad story (IMO, don't hate).
And if you are going to hate on vampires, why is this not on the list?
They look so happy. Too bad the vampire is trying to suck out their intellectual freedom.
So go forth and check these titles out at your library...you can look for the Dick and Jane book, too. It's there...lurking.
