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Challenged Books 1990 - 1999( American Library Association ) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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| Call Number: PS1306 .A1 1981 | Publication Date: 1876 |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Twain, Mark
Upon publication, Huckleberry Finn was banned by Concord Public Library (and others) because it "deals with a series of adventures of a very low grade of morality; it is couched in the language of a rough dialect, & to sum up, the book is flippant and irreverent in its style & and it is trash of the veriest sort." In 1998, the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected a request to remove Huckleberry Finn from the required reading list at a school in Tempe, Arizona following charges that the book is a "racist book" and that the "school district was racially insensitive for not removing it". (see Banned in the U.S.A.)
| Call Number: PS1305 .A1 1995 | Publication Date: 1884 |
Little Black Sambo
by Bannerman, Helen
| Call Number: JUV - PIC BANNERMAN STOR 1990 | Publication Date: 1923 |
Brave New World
by Huxley, Aldous
| Call Number: PR6015 .U9 B65 | Publication Date: 1932 |
Of Mice and Men
by Steinbeck, John
Banned in Ireland (1953); Syracuse, IN (1974); Oil City, PA (I977); Grand Blanc, MI (1979); Continental, OH (1980) and other communities.
Challenged in Greenville, SC (1977) by the Fourth Province of the Knights of the Ku Klux KIan; Vernon Verona Sherill, NY School District (1980); St. David, AZ (1981) and Tell City, IN (1982) due to "profanity and using God's name in vain." Challenged at the Newton, IA High School (2007) because of concerns about profanity and the portrayal of Jesus Christ. Newton High School has required students to read the book since at least the early 1980s. In neighboring Des Moines, it is on the recommended reading list for ninth-grade English, and it is used for some special education students in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
Retained in the Olathe, KS ninth grade curriculum (2007) despite a parent calling the novel a 'worthless, profanity-riddled book' which is derogatory towards African Americans, women, and the developmentally disabled. (ALA.org)
| Call Number: PS3537 .T3234 O32 | Publication Date: 1937 |
Native Son
by Wright, Richard
| Call Number: PS3545 .R815 N3 | Publication Date: 1940 |
Catcher in the Rye
by Salinger, J. D.
| Call Number: PS3537.A426 | Publication Date: 1951 |
Lord of the Flies
by Golding, William
"Critics at Owen (North Carolina) High School challenged the book in 1981 for being 'demoralizing' by implying that man is little more than an animal, and the appropriateness of the novel as a reading assignment was challenged at Marana (Arizona) High School in 1983." "The Toronto (Ontario, Canada) board of education ruled on June 23, 1988 that the novel is 'racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools,' after parents and members of the black community complained that it degraded blacks because the boys paint themselves and savagely hunt and kill both wild boars and later several of their group, while they refer to themselves as a 'tribe.'" "In 1992, the novel was challenged as indecent by protesters in the Waterloo, Iowa, schools. The challenge was based on perceived profanity, lurid passages, and statements viewed as being derogatory to minorities, women, and the disabled." (See Banned in the USA for more details.)
| Call Number: PR6013.O35 L63 2004 | Publication Date: 1954 |
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Lee, Harper
| Call Number: PS3562 .E353 T6335 | Publication Date: 1960 |
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH DAHL JAME 1961 | Publication Date: 1961 |
A Wrinkle in Time
by L'Engle, Madeleine
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH LENGLE WRIN | Publication Date: 1962 |
Flowers for Algernon
by Keyes, Daniel
| Call Number: PS3561.E769 F68 1994 | Publication Date: 1966 |
The Outsiders
by Hinton, S. E.
| Call Number: PZ7.H5976 OU 2007 OR JUV - YA HINTON OUTS 2007 | Publication Date: 1967 |
Boys and Sex
by Pomeroy, Wardell
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1968 |
The Pigman
by Zindel, Paul
| Call Number: JUV - YA ZINDEL PIGM 1968 | Publication Date: 1968 |
Girls and Sex
by Pomeroy, Wardell
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1969 |
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Angelou, Maya
| Call Number: PS3551 .N464 Z466 | Publication Date: 1969 |
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Vonnegut, Kurt
| Call Number: PS3572 .O5 S6 | Publication Date: 1969 |
Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret
by Blume, Judy
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH BLUME AREY | Publication Date: 1970 |
In the Night Kitchen
by Sendak, Maurice
| Call Number: JUV - PIC SENDAK INTH 1995 | Publication Date: 1970 |
The Bluest Eye
by Morrison, Toni
| Call Number: PS3563 .O8749 .B55 | Publication Date: 1970 |
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks
| Call Number: PZ7 .G534 2006 | Publication Date: 1971 |
The Anarchist Cookbook
by Powell, William
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1971 |
The Headless Cupid
by Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH SNYDER HEAD 1985 | Publication Date: 1971 |
A Day No Pigs Would Die
by Peck, Robert Newton
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH PECK DAYN 1994 | Publication Date: 1972 |
Bless Me, Ultima
by Anaya, Rudolfo
| Call Number: PS3551.N27 B58 | Publication Date: 1972 |
Julie of the Wolves
by George, Jean Craighead
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH GEORGE JULI 1997 | Publication Date: 1972 |
Deenie
by Blume, Judy
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1973 |
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Rockwell, Thomas
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH ROCKWELL HOWT | Publication Date: 1973 |
Summer of My German Soldier
by Greene, Bette
| Call Number: JUV - YA GREENE SUMM 2006 | Publication Date: 1973 |
Where Did I Come From?
by Mayle, Peter
| Call Number: JUV - NONFIC QP251.5 .M38 1987 | Publication Date: 1973 |
Blubber
by Blume, Judy
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH BLUME BLUB 1976 | Publication Date: 1974 |
Carrie
by King, Stephen
| Call Number: PS3561.I483 C37 | Publication Date: 1974 |
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your hat
by Schwartz, Alvin
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1974 |
Curses, Hexes, and Spells
by Cohen, Daniel
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1974 |
My Brother Sam Is Dead
by Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher Coller
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1974 |
The Chocolate War
by Cormier, Robert
| Call Number: JUV - YA CORMIER CHOC 1997 | Publication Date: 1974 |
The Stupids
by Allard, Harry
| Call Number: JUV - PIC ALLARD STUP 1974 | Publication Date: 1974 |
Forever
by Blume, Judy
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1975 |
View from the Cherry Tree
by Roberts, Willo Davis
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH ROBERTS VIEW 1993 | Publication Date: 1975 |
Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
| Call Number: PS3557 .U345 O7 | Publication Date: 1976 |
Bridge to Terabithia
by Paterson, Katherine
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH PATERSON BRID 2007 | Publication Date: 1977 |
Song of Solomon
by Morrison, Toni
Challenged, but retained, in the Columbus, OH schools (1993). The complainant believed that the book contains language degrading to blacks, and is sexually explicit. Removed from required reading lists and library shelves in the Richmond County, GA. School District (1994) after a parent complained that passages from the book are "filthy and inappropriate." (ALA.org)
| Call Number: PS3563 .O8749 S6 | Publication Date: 1977 |
Killing Mr. Griffin
by Duncan,Lois
| Call Number: JUV - YA DUNCAN KILL 2010 | Publication Date: 1978 |
The Great Gilly Hopkins
by Paterson, Katherine
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH PATERSON GREA 1979 | Publication Date: 1978 |
Anastasia Krupnik
by Lowry, Lois
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH LOWRY ANAS 1993 | Publication Date: 1979 |
Bumps in the Night
by Allard, Harry
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1979 |
The Dead Zone
by King, Stephen
| Call Number: Leisure - HORROR KING 2008 OR PS3561.I483 D4 1980 | Publication Date: 1979 |
Earth's Children - Plains of Passage
by Auel, Jean M.
| Call Number: PS3551.U36 P57 | Publication Date: 1980 |
A Light in the Attic
by Silverstein, Shel
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH SILVERSTEIN LIGH 1981 | Publication Date: 1981 |
Jump Ship to Freedom
by Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher Coller
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH COLLIER JUMP 1987 | Publication Date: 1981 |
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Schwartz, Alvin
| Call Number: JUV - ANTH SCAR 1981 | Publication Date: 1981 |
Tiger Eyes
by Blume, Judy
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH BLUME TIGE 1981 | Publication Date: 1981 |
Annie on my Mind
by Garden, Nancy
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1982 |
The Color Purple
by Walker, Alice
| Call Number: PS3573 .A425 C6 | Publication Date: 1982 |
Running Loose
by Crutcher, Chris
| Call Number: Literacy Library - PZ7 .C89 Ru 1983 | Publication Date: 1983 |
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy
by Roquelaure, A. N.
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1983 |
The Witches
by Dahl, Roald
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1983 |
What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Boys
by Madaras, Lynda
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1984 |
Alice
by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH NAYLOR & JUV - YA NAYLOR ALIC 2011 | Publication Date: 1985 |
Family Secrets
by Klein, Norma
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1985 |
The Handmaid's Tale
by Atwood, Margaret
Challenged and removed from multiple high school classrooms because of 'profanity' and 'sex'. "In March 2006, one parent who felt it was her 'duty to ensure no student be able to read The Handmaids Tale in class' succeeded in having the book removed from the Judson Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas. The complain noted that it was ' 'sexually explicit and offensive to Christians'. The book was part of an advanced placement curriculum. See Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds for more details.
| Call Number: Leisure - FICTION ATWOOD OR PR9199.3 .A8 H3 | Publication Date: 1985 |
The house of Spirits
by Allende, Isabel
Challenged multiple times in high school classrooms because of violence and sexually explicit passages. In one case a parent filed charges with the county police against the school superintendent because he allowed students to access The House of Spirits and four other books. (See Banned in the USA for more details.)
| Call Number: PQ8098.1 .L54 C313 | Publication Date: 1985 |
Kaffir Boy
by Mathabane, Mark
| Call Number: DT779.95 .M38 A34 | Publication Date: 1986 |
On My Honor
by Bauer, Marion Dane
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH BAUER ONMY 1986 | Publication Date: 1986 |
Beloved
by Morrison, Toni
"Beloved has been challenged in school districts because of the violence that permeates the novel." See Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds for more details.
| Call Number: PS3563 .O8749 B4 | Publication Date: 1987 |
Halloween
by Merriam, Eve
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1987 |
The Goats
by Cole, Brock
| Call Number: JUV - YA COLE GOAT 1990 | Publication Date: 1987 |
Where's Waldo?
by Hanford, Martin
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1987 |
Asking About Sex and Growing Up
by Cole, Joanna
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1988 |
Fade
by Cormier, Robert
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1988 |
Fallen Angels
by Myers, Walter Dean
| Call Number: JUV - YA MYERS FALL 1989 | Publication Date: 1988 |
Sex Education
by Davis, Jenny
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1988 |
Heather Has Two Mommies
by Newman, Leslea
| Call Number: JUV - PIC NEWMAN HEAT 2000 | Publication Date: 1989 |
Jack
by Homes, A. M.
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1989 |
Pillars of the Earth
by Follett, Ken
| Call Number: Leisure - HISTORICAL FICTION FOLLETT 2007 OR PR6056.O45 P55 2007 | Publication Date: 1989 |
The Boy Who Lost His Face
by Sachar, Louis
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH SACHAR BOYW 2000 | Publication Date: 1989 |
Daddy's Roommate
by Willhoite, Michael
| Call Number: JUV - PIC WILLHOITE DADD 1991 | Publication Date: 1990 |
Guess What?
by Fox, Mem
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1990 |
The Face on the Milk Carton
by Cooney, Caroline
| Call Number: JUV - YA COONEY FACE 1996 | Publication Date: 1990 |
American Psycho
by Ellis, Bret Easton
| Call Number: Leisure - HORROR ELLIS 1991 OR PS3555.L5937 A8 1991 | Publication Date: 1991 |
Athletic Shorts
by Crutcher, Chris
| Call Number: JUV - YA CRUTCHER ATHL 2002 | Publication Date: 1991 |
Final Exit
by Humphry, Derek
| Call Number: R726 .H843 | Publication Date: 1991 |
The Drowning of Stephen Jones
by Greene, Bette
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1991 |
We All Fall Down
by Cormier, Robert
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1991 |
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies
by Friday, Nancy
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1991 |
Goosebumps (series)
by Stine, R. L.
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH STINE CURS 1993 | Publication Date: 1992 |
Sex
by Madonna
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1992 |
The New Joy of Gay Sex
by Silverstein, Chalres
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1992 |
Always Running
by Rodriguez, Luis
| Call Number: JUV - NONFIC HV6439.U7 L77 2005 | Publication Date: 1993 |
Crazy Lady
by Conly, Jane
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH CONLY CRAZ 1995 | Publication Date: 1993 |
Mommy Laid An Egg
by Cole, Babette
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1993 |
Private Parts
by Stern, Howard
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1993 |
The Giver
by Lowry, Lois
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH LOWRY GIVE 2014 | Publication Date: 1993 |
It's Perfectly Normal
by Harris, Robie
| Call Number: JUV - NONFIC HQ53 .H37 2004X | Publication Date: 1994 |
Harry Potter (series)
by Rowling, J. K.
| Call Number: JUV - YOUTH ROWLING HARR | Publication Date: 1997 |
The Terrorist
by Cooney, Caroline
| Unavailable at GCC: Availability at Other Libraries | Publication Date: 1997 |
Arizona Kid
by Koertge, Ronald
| Call Number: JUV - YA KOERTGE ARIZ 2005 | Publication Date: 2005 |
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