Top 100 books people want removed from libraries
 

The 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990?2000

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46. Deenie by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern
88. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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The fact that there apparently are lots of people who want "Where's Waldo?" to be banned from libraries makes me fear for the future of the human race.

I thought everyone loved Harry Pothead ? :1orglaugh

7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling :(

They want them removed... ?

Couple authors got hit a few times and not for "series" books. Kind of odd.

Mentally healthy people are aware of the fact that the witchcraft described in the book isn't actually real.

Religious people think it's very real, and are afraid of it.

I thought #23 was by Jefferson Airplane.
:winkwink:

I thought Catcher in the Rye would have been top 5.

halfwits ............

I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that most of those pushing for such censorship are doing so based on some form of religious motivation.

What a pity that such people can't be happy exercising their right to simply not read those books but instead want to prevent anyone and everyone else from enjoying them.

People like that very much sicken me.

Yeah book burning time.

That's religion for ya.... always prohibiting this and that....

Yep religion should be kept to ones self . I hate people who like banning shit!:2 cents:

Harry Potter?
In 7th place?

52. Brave New World :disgust

Anyone who thinks banning ANY book is fine, thinks so because they can't use reading comprehension in the first place. :mad:

Shel Silverstein books? Wonder why...

Just say no to censorship. :mad:

One critic said Where the Sidewalk Ends "promotes cannibalism."
:ugone2far

I've read them all.

Those are some of my favorites.

I'd go as far as to say bookbanning in general is religiously motivated. 100%. I for one would like to see the bible banned from hotels and motels worldwide... :2 cents:

I got a buddy who used to throw out the bible and replace it with a copy of Twilight of the Idols & The Antichrist in just about every hotel he stayed in. :1orglaugh

LOL. It's called "White Rabbit" actually. Oddly enough, I've had that song going through my head for the past few weeks.

Nice :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:thumbsup

Blubber is the best fat girl teenage book. Screw 'em.

who cares

why the hating on Stephen King? His pre-sober writing (late 70s - 80s) was incredible

Yeah ! Adult is the LAW :thumbsup

Only one book by Vonnegut? Shame... Breakfast of Champions should be in top 20 in the States ;)

I did not count, but it looked like he was the most picked on author (series of a book not included) aside from Twain.

wtf is wrong with mice and men?

The communists infiltrated our schools!
They are brainwashing the kids...
They are using DTV boxes to brainwash us!...
Burn the books! (evolution)

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh oh dear at those ppl

I suspect the way it ends.

I support the motion to ban the "SEX" book by Madonna...

Religious groups believe Harry Potter is an evil influence on your minds, demonic and all that.

That is a wacky collection. I read a lot of the books listed as a kid, no damage done here! ;)

Thats fucked up, I seen atleast 2 or 3 books we were required to read in school like huckleberry finn and of mice and men. Cooky fucks.

Actually looks like Judy Blume had more books on the list.