I hear that the American Library Association has a list of the 10 most banned library books. What are they?

Posted on October 29, 2009 by admin

It is interesting to know what current books are asked to be banned from public libraries. I hear there is controversy about the HARRY POTTER books. What others are there; particularly current titles?

Here is the top 20 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000

# Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
# Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
# I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
# The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
# The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
# Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
# Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
# Forever by Judy Blume
# Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
# Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
# Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
# My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
# The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
# The Giver by Lois Lowry
# It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
# Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
# A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
# The Color Purple by Alice Walker
# Sex by Madonna
# Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel

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3 Responses to I hear that the American Library Association has a list of the 10 most banned library books. What are they?

  1. Layla02 says:
    October 30, 2009 at 1:36 am

    In addition to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a list of the ten most-challenged titles for 1994 compiled by the American Library Association includes Forever by Judy Blume, the Newbery Award-winning Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories, and Scary Stories 3 by Alvin Schwartz, and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (ALA).
    References :
    http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter96/pubCONN.html

  2. DC Bob says:
    October 30, 2009 at 2:01 am

    Here is the top 20 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000

    # Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
    # Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
    # I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
    # The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
    # The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
    # Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
    # Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
    # Forever by Judy Blume
    # Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
    # Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
    # Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
    # My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
    # The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
    # The Giver by Lois Lowry
    # It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
    # Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
    # A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
    # The Color Purple by Alice Walker
    # Sex by Madonna
    # Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
    References :

  3. mesb210776 says:
    October 30, 2009 at 2:08 am

    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

    Don’t know why though!!!!
    References :
    http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm