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MSD · 08-13-2003, 03:20 PM

One * means I read it. Wo stars means my public school district required it and I read it. Anything else, I'll just give a short reason if I know why it was challenged/banned

2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
-Homosexuality

5.** The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
-Racist language

6. **Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
-Supposedly advocates communism

7.* Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
-Witchcraft is evil, right? Even the Pope gave this two thumbs up

9.** Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
-I'm guessing they don't like it because it involves death of a child.

11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
-You know gays are evil and God hates them, right?

12.** My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
-violence (Am. Revolution)

13.** The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
-At one point, The main character enters an elementary school, and sees the word "FUCK" in graffitti on the wall

14.** The Giver by Lois Lowry

16.* Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
-My guess would be the gross-out stuff that draws little kids to it

17.* A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck

19. Sex by Madonna
-Sex is evil, right?

22.** A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

23.** Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

24.* Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
-About Vietnam, even my school put a warning on the summer reading list that it has graphivc language.

25.*In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
-Maybe ti's the part where the kid goes swimming in a huge bottle of milk naked?

27.* The Witches by Roald Dahl
-We all know why this is banned

28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
-Gays and sex, big taboo

31.*Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
-Racism, I think

35.*We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier

41.**To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-Racist language used to show conditions that people had to live in is interpreted as Racist

43.** The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
-Violence, death of kids

47.** Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
-Either the tiny bit of sex, or the people who want teaching of evolution banned

51.* A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

52.* Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
-I guess it's just too much for closed minds to handle

53.* Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)

56.* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

57.* The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
-The only one on this list that I could even comprehend why someone wouldn't like it. It tells you how to make bombs and stuff

61.* What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by
Lynda Madaras
-Possibly the most informative book I've ever read on the human body and growing up

68.* The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney

69.** Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
-Concentration camp, sex, violence

70.** Lord of the Flies by William Golding
-Kid died, supposedly hints at communism

77.* Carrie by Stephen King

83.* The Dead Zone by Stephen King

84.* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
-Racist language typical of the time.

87.* Private Parts by Howard Stern
-It's Howard Stern, what more is there to say?

88.** Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford

-WTF? They gave us these to read in first grade!

89.** Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene

96.* How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

I've read 32 of them, 15 were required for school before college. My public school district has no banned book, even the bible, Koran, and other holy books are taught about and given out to read parts of. Nobody has ever successfully fought that freedom, although I wouldn't count on being able to bring in the Anarchist's Cookbook after the Columbine shooting.

In some schools (yes, in the Bible Belt,) The Oxford English Dictionary is banned for profanity and indecency.

08-13-2003, 03:20 PM	#45 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Re: Let's all read a book...before it's banned One * means I read it. Wo stars means my public school district required it and I read it. Anything else, I'll just give a short reason if I know why it was challenged/banned 2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite -Homosexuality 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain -Racist language 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck -Supposedly advocates communism 7.* Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling -Witchcraft is evil, right? Even the Pope gave this two thumbs up 9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -I'm guessing they don't like it because it involves death of a child. 11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman -You know gays are evil and God hates them, right? 12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier -violence (Am. Revolution) 13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -At one point, The main character enters an elementary school, and sees the word "FUCK" in graffitti on the wall 14. The Giver by Lois Lowry 16.* Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine -My guess would be the gross-out stuff that draws little kids to it 17.* A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck 19. Sex by Madonna -Sex is evil, right? 22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle 23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous 24.* Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers -About Vietnam, even my school put a warning on the summer reading list that it has graphivc language. 25.In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak -Maybe ti's the part where the kid goes swimming in a huge bottle of milk naked? 27. The Witches by Roald Dahl -We all know why this is banned 28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein -Gays and sex, big taboo 31.Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane -Racism, I think 35.We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier 41.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -Racist language used to show conditions that people had to live in is interpreted as Racist 43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton -Violence, death of kids 47.** Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes -Either the tiny bit of sex, or the people who want teaching of evolution banned 51.* A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 52.* Brave New World by Aldous Huxley -I guess it's just too much for closed minds to handle 53.* Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) 56.* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 57.* The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell -The only one on this list that I could even comprehend why someone wouldn't like it. It tells you how to make bombs and stuff 61.* What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras -Possibly the most informative book I've ever read on the human body and growing up 68.* The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney 69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut -Concentration camp, sex, violence 70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding -Kid died, supposedly hints at communism 77.* Carrie by Stephen King 83.* The Dead Zone by Stephen King 84.* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -Racist language typical of the time. 87.* Private Parts by Howard Stern -It's Howard Stern, what more is there to say? 88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford -WTF? They gave us these to read in first grade! 89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene 96.* How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell I've read 32 of them, 15 were required for school before college. My public school district has no banned book, even the bible, Koran, and other holy books are taught about and given out to read parts of. Nobody has ever successfully fought that freedom, although I wouldn't count on being able to bring in the Anarchist's Cookbook after the Columbine shooting. In some schools (yes, in the Bible Belt,) The Oxford English Dictionary is banned for profanity and indecency. Last edited by MSD; 08-13-2003 at 03:24 PM..