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From http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm
This is a list of the most frequently challenged books of 1990 – 2000. In my case, I have rearranged them into categories.
Books I have read (34):
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Forever by Judy Blume
10. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger [It took me several iterations of putting it down and coming back days/weeks later, but I managed to finish it. I refuse to torture myself with it again.]
15. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine [Aimed at J/YA. I've read one or two. They're not written well enough to hold an adult's interest.]
19. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
22. The Witches by Roald Dahl
23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
25. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
30. Blubber by Judy Blume
35. What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
38. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
40. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Deenie by Judy Blume
43. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
50. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
55. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
58. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
60. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
67. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
68. Lord of the Flies by William Golding [I *wish* I'd hurled this one across the room]
70. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
79. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
83. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
87. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
88. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
89. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
95. Christine by Stephen King
97. That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
Books I have only read part of, with notes (2):
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier [got part way through, then hurled it across the room]
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood [got part way through, then hurled it across the room]
Books I have only seen a/the movie version of (2):
52. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
81. Carrie by Stephen King
Books I have heard of, but not read, nor seen a movie version of (19):
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite [only in discussions of banned books]
9. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman [only in discussions of banned books]
17. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
18. Sex by Madonna [_Erotica_ is its real title]
32. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
33. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
34. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
39. The Pigman by Paul Zindel [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
45. Beloved by Toni Morrison
49. Cujo by Stephen King
53. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
54. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
59. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
73. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
77. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
82. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Private Parts by Howard Stern
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Books I had never heard of until reading this list (43):
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
8. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
11. The Giver by Lois Lowry
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
14. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
16. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
20. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
24. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
26. The Goats by Brock Cole
27. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
28. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
29. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
31. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
36. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
41. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
44. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
46. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
47. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
56. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
57. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
61. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
62. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
63. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
64. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
69. Native Son by Richard Wright
71. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
72. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
76. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
78. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
80. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
85. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. Jumper by Steven Gould
96. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
98. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
99. The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
mrw372435.From http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm
This is a list of the most frequently challenged books of 1990 – 2000. In my case, I have rearranged them into categories.
Books I have read (34):
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Forever by Judy Blume
10. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger [It took me several iterations of putting it down and coming back days/weeks later, but I managed to finish it. I refuse to torture myself with it again.]
15. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine [Aimed at J/YA. I've read one or two. They're not written well enough to hold an adult's interest.]
19. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
22. The Witches by Roald Dahl
23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
25. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
30. Blubber by Judy Blume
35. What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
38. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
40. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Deenie by Judy Blume
43. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
50. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
55. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
58. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
60. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
67. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
68. Lord of the Flies by William Golding [I *wish* I'd hurled this one across the room]
70. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
79. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
83. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
87. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
88. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
89. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
95. Christine by Stephen King
97. That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
Books I have only read part of, with notes (2):
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier [got part way through, then hurled it across the room]
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood [got part way through, then hurled it across the room]
Books I have only seen a/the movie version of (2):
52. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
81. Carrie by Stephen King
Books I have heard of, but not read, nor seen a movie version of (19):
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite [only in discussions of banned books]
9. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman [only in discussions of banned books]
17. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
18. Sex by Madonna [_Erotica_ is its real title]
32. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
33. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
34. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
39. The Pigman by Paul Zindel [I may have read this but can't remember for sure]
45. Beloved by Toni Morrison
49. Cujo by Stephen King
53. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
54. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
59. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
73. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
77. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
82. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Private Parts by Howard Stern
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Books I had never heard of until reading this list (43):
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
8. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
11. The Giver by Lois Lowry
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
14. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
16. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
20. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
24. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
26. The Goats by Brock Cole
27. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
28. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
29. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
31. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
36. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
41. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
44. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
46. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
47. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
56. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
57. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
61. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
62. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
63. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
64. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
69. Native Son by Richard Wright
71. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
72. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
76. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
78. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
80. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
85. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. Jumper by Steven Gould
96. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
98. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
99. The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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