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I am heavy metal librarian...(Sing to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man")

 Libraries rock! And as an ex-hard rock/heavy metal music journalist who also appreciates Shakespeare, theatre and literacy, I should know! 

Through this site you will realize hard rock/metal and metadata can co-exist peacefully, and you can bang your head or mosh while enjoying a good book through the reader's advisory.

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Top 10 Metal Albums EVER

 

 

 

 

 

-FDR Monument in Washington, D.C.

 

TOP TEN METAL/HARD ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME...As per ME!

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)

 

 TOP 100 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS of 1990-2000

 

 

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