The following is a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990-1999, as recorded by the ALA. I have crossed out the books I have read \u2013 nearly all of them before the age of 16 – and have indicated when I read them. I am sorry haven\u2019t read more than I have, but I am going to change that.<\/p>\n
ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books from 1990-1999 The following is a list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990-1999, as recorded by the ALA. I have crossed out the books I have read \u2013 nearly all of them before the age of 16 – and have indicated when I read them. I Continue reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1068,"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/1068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Scary Stories (Series)<\/em><\/del> by Alvin Schwartz* some
\nDaddy\u2019s Roommate<\/em><\/del> by Michael Willhoite*4\/2006
\nI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/em> by Maya Angelou
\nThe Chocolate War<\/em><\/del> by Robert Cormier*high school
\nThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/em> by Mark Twain
\nOf Mice and Men<\/em><\/del> by John Steinbeck*high school
\nHarry Potter (Series)<\/em><\/del> by J.K. Rowling*1999-2007
\nForever<\/em><\/del> by Judy Blume*high school
\nBridge to Terabithia<\/em><\/del> by Katherine Paterson*elementary school
\nAlice (Series)<\/em> by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
\nHeather Has Two Mommies<\/em><\/del> by Leslea Newman*4\/2006
\nMy Brother Sam is Dead<\/em> by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
\nThe Catcher in the Rye<\/em> by J.D. Salinger
\nThe Giver<\/em><\/del> by Lois Lowry*2\/2006
\nIt\u2019s Perfectly Normal<\/em> by Robie Harris
\nGoosebumps (Series)<\/em><\/del> by R.L. Stine — one or 2
\nA Day No Pigs Would Die<\/em> <\/del>by Robert Newton Peck*elementary school
\nThe Color Purple<\/em> by Alice Walker
\nSex<\/em> by Madonna
\nEarth\u2019s Children (Series<\/em>)<\/del> by Jean M. Auel* first 3
\nThe Great Gilly Hopkins<\/em><\/del> by Katherine Paterson*elementary school
\nA Wrinkle in Time<\/em><\/del> by Madeleine L\u2019Engle*elementary school
\nGo Ask Alice<\/em><\/del> by Anonymous *teen years
\nFallen Angels<\/em> by Walter Dean Myers
\nIn the Night Kitchen<\/em><\/del> by Maurice Sendak*11\/2005
\nThe Stupids (Series)<\/em><\/del> by Harry Allard*4\/2006
\nThe Witches<\/em><\/del> by Roald Dahl*2\/2006
\nThe New Joy of Gay Se<\/em>x by Charles Silverstein (don’t really see the need to read this one)
\nAnastasia Krupnik (Series)<\/em><\/del> by Lois Lowry* most
\nThe Goats<\/em><\/del> by Brock Cole*elementary school
\nKaffir Boy<\/em> by Mark Mathabane
\nBlubber<\/em><\/del> by Judy Blume*elementary school
\nKilling Mr. Griffin<\/em><\/del> by Lois Duncan*middle school
\nHalloween ABC<\/em> by Eve Merriam
\nWe All Fall Down<\/em> by Robert Cormier
\nFinal Exit<\/em> by Derek Humphry
\nThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> by Margaret Atwood – started this one in 2012, will try again
\nJulie of the Wolves<\/em> by Jean Craighead George
\nThe Bluest Eye<\/em> by Toni Morrison
\nWhat\u2019s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters<\/em> by Lynda Madaras*4\/2006 (don’t really see the need to read all of\u00a0 this one)
\nTo Kill a Mockingbird<\/em><\/del> by Harper Lee 2011
\nBeloved<\/em><\/del> by Toni Morrison*college
\nThe Outsiders<\/em> by S.E. Hinton
\nThe Pigman<\/em> by Paul Zindel
\nBumps in the Night<\/em> by Harry Allard
\nDeenie<\/em><\/del> by Judy Blume* high school
\nFlowers for Algernon<\/em><\/del> by Daniel Keyes*high school
\nAnnie on my Mind<\/em> by Nancy Garden
\nThe Boy Who Lost His Face<\/em> by Louis Sachar
\nCross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat<\/em> by Alvin Schwartz
\nA Light in the Attic<\/em><\/del> by Shel Silverstein*childhood
\nBrave New World<\/em> by Aldous Huxley
\nSleeping Beauty Trilogy<\/em> by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
\nAsking About Sex and Growing Up<\/em> by Joanna Cole
\nCujo<\/em> by Stephen King
\nJames and the Giant Peach<\/em><\/del> by Roald Dahl*elementary school
\nThe Anarchist Cookbook<\/em> by William Powell
\nBoys and Sex<\/em> by Wardell Pomeroy
\nOrdinary People<\/em> by Judith Guest
\nAmerican Psycho<\/em> by Bret Easton Ellis
\nWhat\u2019s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons<\/em> by Lynda Madaras*4\/2006 (don’t really see the need to read all of\u00a0 this one)
\nAre You There, God? It\u2019s Me, Margaret<\/em> <\/del>by Judy Blume*elementary school
\nCrazy Lady <\/em><\/del>by Jane Conly*1\/2006
\nAthletic Shorts<\/em> by Chris Crutcher
\nFade<\/em> by Robert Cormier
\nGuess What?<\/em> by Mem Fox
\nThe House of Spirits <\/em>by Isabel Allende
\nThe Face on the Milk<\/del> Carton<\/em> by Caroline Cooney*middle school
\nSlaughterhouse-Five<\/em><\/del> by Kurt Vonnegut*3\/2006
\nLord of the Flies<\/em> by William Golding* High School
\nNative Son<\/em> by Richard Wright
\nWomen on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women\u2019s Fantasies<\/em> by Nancy Friday
\nCurses, Hexes and Spells<\/em> by Daniel Cohen
\nJack<\/em> by A.M. Homes
\nBless Me, Ultima <\/em>by Rudolfo A. Anaya
\nWhere Did I Come From? <\/em><\/del>by Peter Mayle*childhood
\nCarrie<\/em> by Stephen King
\nTiger Eyes<\/em><\/del> by Judy Blume*
\nOn My Honor<\/em> by Marion Dane Bauer*elementary school
\nArizona Kid<\/em> by Ron Koertge
\nFamily Secret<\/em>s by Norma Klein
\nMommy Laid An Egg<\/del> <\/em>by Babette Cole*4\/2006
\nThe Dead Zone<\/em> by Stephen King
\nThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/em> by Mark Twain
\nSong of Solomon <\/em>by Toni Morrison
\nAlways Running<\/em> by Luis Rodriguez
\nPrivate Parts<\/em> by Howard Stern
\nWhere\u2019s Waldo?<\/em><\/del> by Martin Hanford*1999
\nSummer of My German Soldie<\/em>r by Bette Greene
\nLittle Black Sambo<\/em> by Helen Bannerman
\nPillars of the Earth<\/em> by Ken Follett
\nRunning Loose<\/em> by Chris Crutcher
\nSex Education <\/em>by Jenny Davis
\nThe Drowning of Stephen Jones<\/em> by Bette Greene
\nGirls and Sex <\/em>by Wardell Pomeroy
\nHow to Eat Fried Worms<\/em><\/del> by Thomas Rockwell*elementary school
\nView from the Cherry Tree<\/em> by Willo Davis Roberts
\nThe Headless<\/em> Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
\nThe Terrorist<\/em> by Caroline Cooney
\nJump Ship to Freedom<\/em> by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"