For a third consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning “And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008.
Four books are new to the list: “Bless Me, Ultima,” by Rudolfo Anaya; “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” by Sarah S. Brannen; “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini; and “Flashcards of My Life,” by Charise Mericle Harper.
Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories” series returns after being dropped from the list in 2007.
Complete Top 10 List:
The ALA’s Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008 reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Anti-Family, Homosexuality, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2. “His Dark Materials Trilogy” (Series), Philip Pullman
Reasons: Political Viewpoint, Religious Viewpoint, Violence
3. “TTYL”; “TTFN”; “L8R, G8R” (Series), Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group
4. “Scary Stories” (Series), Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: Occult/Satanism, Religious Viewpoint, Violence
5. “Bless Me, Ultima,” by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: Occult/Satanism, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Sexually Explicit, Violence
6. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Drugs, Homosexuality, Nudity, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Suicide, Unsuited to Age Group
7. “Gossip Girl” (Series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
Reasons: Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group
8. “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” by Sarah S. Brannen
Reasons: Homosexuality, Unsuited to Age Group
9. “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group
10. “Flashcards of My Life,” by Charise Mericle Harper
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group
To review titles that did not make the list this year, you’ll find them at the bottom of this page.
Source: ALA
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