Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2005
The following books were among 405 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom in 2005. The American Library Association suggests that for each challenge reported, as many as four or five go unreported. The agency offers tips on reporting or dealing with a challenge at its Web site.
- It's Perfectly Normal written by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley.
- Forever by Judy Blume
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
- Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
- Detour for Emmy by Marilyn Reynolds
- What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
- Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey
- Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie
- It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie Harris
Source:
The American Library Association
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