The ALA has just released its list of the 10 most frequently challenged books of last year. And Tango Makes Three is at the top again if you can believe it.
1. And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: Homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Reasons: Insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit
4. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
6. Lush by Natasha Friend
Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
7. What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Reasons: Sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons: Drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint
9. Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie
Reasons: Homosexuality, sexually explicit
10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: Religious viewpoint, violence
Really? Having read over half of this list it's not only hard to believe but makes me want to go out and read the others. And, er, ironically aren't books banned in Brave New World?
Readergirlz suggest putting one of these books out in the world on Thursday (tomorrow) for Rock the Drop and make a statement against book banning. What a great idea. To read more about this, click here
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Nickel and Dimed? I find that one the hardest to believe. That's right, noone should know how hard it is to live on minimum wage. Let's just blame them. Le sigh
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