top 100 challenged books from 1990 to 2000

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and i have looked at this list and think its totally RIDICULOUS for a few of those listed books to be challenged by the censor happy ppl! :roll:

http://www.ala.org/Content/Navigati..._Frequently_Challenged_Books_of_1990-2000.htm

the following titles are the 100 challenged books between 1990 to 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 Dieby Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
 
shouldve added -- mods: if u feel this is an inappropriate forum to be posted in -- by all means feel free to move it to a more appropriate forum -- thanks!
 
Whaddya expect if most of the people on the censorship board are octogenarians, or fuddy-duddy old farts who consider the values of their day to be perfect; and thus are incapable of adapting to the ever increasing winds of change? Move over ye shriveled up has-beens.
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Censorship is an evil in my book, even if the published material or film is in itself, quite controversial in nature. Even if Mel Gibson's new movie about Jesus Christ's final hours turns out to be anti-semitic, let the buying public decide with their dollars, not high-faulting moral freaks.
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I do not think the adult public needs a babysitter, especially when it comes to entertainment or information. Like a classical liberal, I am in strong favor for keeping morals separate from the public sphere or the economic market. :zzz:
 
That bothers me...I read a lot of those books when I was very young -- I read the Outsiders during middle school and on my own time, I often read Stephen King books (started reading around age 7 to present). I see nothing wrong with reading those types of books. It really depends on the maturity of the individual. :roll:
 
i agree with waterrats Let the person thats reading the books DECIDE for themselves HOW are we going to learn how to visualize and comphrend anything when they are telling us what not to read and to read!
 
javapride said:
i agree with waterrats Let the person thats reading the books DECIDE for themselves HOW are we going to learn how to visualize and comphrend anything when they are telling us what not to read and to read!
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i agree, but i also want to add that what you reads will eventuall defines who you are. for example, if you are just an ordinary people, you read magazine like people or books by stephen king. If you are a college professor you read professional journals and write text books.
 
Federal Mafia book. I forgot the name of author. I noticed that banned book on ebay when I typed "mafia". The author wants the people to aware about tax issues which US government does not want us to know.
 
I must say, the idea of censorship is something I'm against. People should have categories for appropriate books for their ages, not banning the book altogether.

The Witches by Roald Dahl
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
Blubber by Judy Blume
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The above are a list of books I've read that are not at all worrying because whoever reads it will know it is just a story. I've read the Anastasia Krupnik books and they bring up issues that aren't otherwise discussed and that's a good thing in today's society. The Judy Blume books are one of my favourites again because of the issues they address. I loved Roald Dahl's books because they were very imaginative. To Kill a Mockingbird was a bit of a serious book but nothing to worry about.

I liked the above books a lot, they were my favourites as a kid. I hope they don't censor those, especially the Harry Potter ones which are so popular.
 
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Cujo by Stephen King
Carrie by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

those are the books ive read since elementary school up to now -- some are clearly classics -- ie: the works of Twain, Salinger and Steinbeck -- granted yes some of those books are pretty emotionally charged -- i dont believe they should be censored --

i am a lifelong fan of the works of Stephen King as "Carrie" was the first book i read when i was around age 7 or 8 years old and got addicted to the works of King LOL -- i have also read the works of S.E. Hinton "The Outsiders" among others -- i personally can identify with the story lines as it is basically abt the kids who are "on the wrong side of the tracks" that may be percieved as "bad kids" when its really not the case --

the book "Go Ask Alice" written by Anonymous was a diary written by a girl who was killed by a drug overdose that was later published -- i had thought that was very good reading and very emotionally charged

"Final Exit" written by Derek Humphry -- from the Hemlock Society advocating euthanasia for ppl who wants to die with dignity (those who have incurable or at the final stages of diseases they are affected with) -- i have read that book for a college paper i was doing abt euthanasia and the arguments surrounding it -- that is the only book i would pretty much agree should not be in the hands of kids under 18 cuz it is a VERY descriptive book
 
I read 'Go Ask Alice' and Sybill (both true stories)...Sybill was about a lady who developed approximately 13 personalities as she grew up and older. I've also read other books as well and have been a life long Constant Reader of Stephen King as well! :thumb:
I believe the Censorship committe should think twice of which books to be banned and so forth. A lot of classic stories shouldn't be banned because I believe those can be used educationally about life in general and how we can handle situations and so on.
 
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