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it says "most challenged books". Is that the same as banned or not?
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Sorry to say this all again, but I feel it needs to be restated. This list, which is compiled by the ALA, is simply a list of the most challenged books around the country. What that means is that in Public Libraries, School Libraries, and in school Curriculum, these books have numerous complaints about them. People complain that these books should be taken out of a specific library, (not ALL libraries) because certain people take offence at the most rediculous things. For instance, a complaint was logged against Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, because it showed an "unpatriotic view of war". Dr. Suess's The Lorax had a complaint against it because it had a view that was "not supportive of the logging industry". Etc, etc. I just wanted to make it clear that these books are not actually being banned, in the scariest sense of the word, but some groups out there sometimes succeed in getting certain books pulled from libraries. The ALA is of course 100% for the freedom of speech, and this is why they compile this list, to raise awareness. I hope this clears some of this confusion up.