So all this talk of banned books. Let's see if put my money where my mouth is. How many have I actually read?
Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren
11. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
12. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
16. Forever, by Judy Blume
18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
20. King and King, by Linda de Haan
24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
27. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier
30. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
37. It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris
38. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles
39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane40. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank
41. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
42. The Fighting Ground, by Avi
44. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
45. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly
47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard
48. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
51. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan
53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco
54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole
56. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester
57. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
58. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going
59. Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
61. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle
62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
63. The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney
64. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park
67. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham
68. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez
70. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen
71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
77. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert
78. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
79. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss
80. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck
81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright
82. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill
83. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins
85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
86. Cut, by Patricia McCormick
87. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
92. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar
93. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard
95. Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
98. I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte
100. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank
So I've read 32/100 of the most banned books from 2000 to 2009. I think that if I used the list of most banned books ever, I'd have read more. I've read pretty much all of the "classics". I can't believe that "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" was banned. My mom handed me that book when I was eleven years old to help explain what the heck was going on and why I had giant boobies. It did not help.
So how many have you read?
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