1. “And Tango
Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter
Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality,
Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to
Age Group
2.
“The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Sexually
Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3.
“Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: Sexually
Explicit, Offensive Language
4.
“The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman
Reasons:
Religious Viewpoint
5.
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark
Twain
Reasons: Racism
6.
“The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit,
Offensive Language,
7.
“TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Sexually
Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age
Group
8.
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya
Angelou
Reasons: Sexually
Explicit
9.
“It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris
Reasons: Sex
Education, Sexually Explicit
10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by
Stephen Chbosky
Reasons:
Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive
Language, Unsuited to Age Group
According to the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2008/may2008/penguin.cfm)
