Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 –October 3, 2015
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| Celebrating the Freedom to Read! |
The American Library Association receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. The top ten most frequently challenged books of 2014 include:
#1 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: “depictions of bullying”
#2 Persepolis
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions”
#3 And Tango Makes Three
Reasons: Anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “promotes the homosexual agenda”
#4 The Bluest Eye
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “contains controversial issues”
#5 It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Reasons: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: “alleges it child pornography”
#6 Saga
Reasons: Anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group. Additional reasons:
#7 The Kite Runner
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence
#8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “date rape and masturbation”
#9 A Stolen Life
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group
#10 Drama
Reasons: sexually explicit
Source: The American Library Association
