10 Most Challenged Books of 2014

Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 –October 3, 2015

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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1783442018/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1783442018&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21

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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/009952399X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=009952399X&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21

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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0099759918/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0099759918&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21


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

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0763668729/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0763668729&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21

Reasons: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: “alleges it child pornography”



#6 Saga

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1632150786/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1632150786&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21


Reasons: Anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group. Additional reasons:




#7 The Kite Runner

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/140882485X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=140882485X&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21


Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence




#8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1847394078/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1847394078&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21

Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: “date rape and masturbation”




#9 A Stolen Life

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/085720713X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=085720713X&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21

Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group




#10 Drama

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0545326990/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0545326990&linkCode=as2&tag=freuquot-21


Reasons: sexually explicit







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