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
This is quite appaling, these are books that have been petionioned against to be removed from public and school librariies as reported by the American Library Assocication. I have read almost a third of the books on this list, jsut reading the list made me remember how good some of them were: Bridge to Terabithia was one of my favorite books when I was about 12 years old...
Nope, 1990-2000... None of these books have been banned from ALL libraries...ones that havent are still getting requests to remove them.. ************************Information wants to be free************************
How any of those books could be banned is beyond me, though I haven't read nearly half of them. One that does surprise me is A Day No Pigs Would Die - why anyone would want to ban that book is beyond me.
Maybe "Go Ask Alice" doesn't need to be banned, but it sure as hell needs to be thrown in the garbage. Anyone who writes a book pretending to be some drug addicted teen in order to push their anti-drug shit needs a decent ass beating. I mean come on, pot heads attacking and trying to kill you because you won't smoke with them? Where the hell did this chic supposedly live?
a few of those books were school reading books.... the giver, killing mr griffin..and a few others (too lazy to read back through the list)
To petition a Government body, be it Congress, the President, or the local library board is a citizen's right. Our rights of petitioning is silent, or does not stipulate, whether the petition itself makes sense or be reasonable. Unfortunatly some parents, rather their kids exposed to books that are contrary to their beliefs (political or religous) attempt the books removal rather accomodate their existance. Blindness towards anything outside their credence is easier than explaining, teaching their sons and daughters other faiths or opinions exist. Hopefully the school or library board can understand an attempt to stifle an idea and react accordingly.
My guess is that the majority of human beings don't value freedom. They say they do, but once someone does something of which they disapprove, they want laws, bans, and cops. I can see why parents might want to restrict their children's access to certain materials. Some of the books on that list could be upsetting to sensitive children, and at least a couple of them are dangerous for people who have not yet developed mature judgment. But I take a dim view of people who try to prevent everyone's access.
I haven't read all of them but I've read a few of them. I really can't see what's wrong with them. Especially the Anistacia series...I can understand a few of the others because they mention sex/periods/etc but I don't think that ever mentioned anything like that... weird
Haven't heard of all of them, but have read a few. Some I can understand being dodgy (Forever, Sex, the obviously gay themed books) but others are baffling, never seen the problem with Catcher in the rye, and Huckleberry Finn? Haven't read that, but it seems innocent enough. LOL I'm going to try and read all those to figure out what the fuss is. I've never noticed censorship like that in the UK, but then when you see the sex, violence etc in soap opreas (shown at prime time) it's understandable they aren't going to fuss over books.
Wow, reading through that list I saw almost every single book that had a huge impact on my life. I'm really horrified. I've heard about the issues with Huckleberry Finn. I can't believe that people can't look past the word and see the context in which it is being used. I'd also really like to know why Where's Waldo? is on that list. What?!
the reason why huckleberry finn is on there is not solely because of the "n" word. all of these books are on there because they challenge and go against what the government wants us to do. they do not want anarchist ideas in our minds. they do not want us to feel strong or empowered enough to do something drastic...to make a difference. they parade this 'reality' to us through media, through television shows, through laws, through everything. they limit us so we do not rebel. they do not let us know of another realm, so we do not rebel. if we are surrounded by what they want us to be like (working class citizens who pay taxes...have you ever seen prime time sitcoms?) and nothing more, we will know of nothing more and they will win. READ THESE GOD DAMN BOOKS. EXPAND YOUR MIND. DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT, THE MEDIA, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR BOSS CONTROL YOUR MIND, CONTROL YOUR DECISIONS. PS. Why isnt 1984 on this list? or did i miss it?
Exactly, this list should be a requied reading list! If everyone read at least 10 of the books on that list in school it would be very educational!
I had to read The Giver back in the fith grade. That, more than any other book i've read since then or before, has changed the way i look at the world. Well, that and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
cloudy with a chance of meatballs!! YES! i need to go read that as soon as i get off this site i can't believe they would want to ban these books, the one's i've recognized from reading were scary stories harry potter the giver go ask alice are you there god, its me margaret of mice and men (going to read) huckleberry finn (going to read, actually i will start tonight!) chocoalte war catcher in the rye goosebumps a day no pig would die a wrinkle in time blubber to kill a mockingbird where's waldo (why anyone would want to ban where's waldo is beyond me) tom sawyer the fact that i can name this many that i've read that are on this list..... what's their reasoning behind this? does where's waldo really pose that much of a threat? what happened to free speech?
that's a brutal list. i had to look up bridge to terabithia on amazon to try to figure out why anyone would have any problelms with it. some jesus freak gave a bad review saying that "the lord's name was taken in vain". bleh. and l'engle's a wrinkle in time!? I LOVED that book. is there a website somewhere that tells why people want all of these books banned?