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Frequently Challenged Books of 90s

(American Library Association )

Author
Go Ask Alice 1971 PZ 7 .G534 1988
Allard, Harry Bumps in the Night 1979
Allard, Harry The Stupids 1974 PZ 7 .A413 St
Allende, Isabel The house of Spirits 1985 PQ 8098.1 .L54 C313
Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima 1972 PS 3551.N27 B58
Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969 PS 3551 .N464 Z466
Atwood, Margaret The Handmaid's Tale 1985 PR 9199.3 .A8 H3
Auel, Jean M. Earth's Children 1980 PS 3551 .U36 C57
Bannerman, Helen Little Black Sambo 1923 PZ 7 .B227 Ls 1990 [Juvenile]
Bauer, Marion Dane On My Honor 1986 PZ 7 .b3262 On
Blume, Judy Forever 1975 PZ 7 .B6265 Fo 1999
Blume, Judy Deenie 1973
Blume, Judy Tiger Eyes 1981 PZ 7 .B6265Ti
Blume, Judy Blubber 1974 PZ 7 .B6265 Bl 1976
Blume, Judy Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret 1970 PZ 7 .B6265 Ar
Cohen, Daniel Curses, Hexes, and Spells 1974
Cole, Babette Mommy Laid An Egg 1993
Cole, Brock The Goats 1987
Cole, Joanna Asking About Sex and Growing Up 1988
Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher Coller My Brother Sam Is Dead 1974 PZ 7 .C678My
Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher Coller Jump Ship to Freedom 1981 PZ 7 .C678 Ju 1987 [Juvenile]
Conly, Jane Crazy Lady 1993 PZ 7 .C761846 Cr
Cooney, Caroline The Terrorist 1997
Cooney, Caroline The Face on the Milk Carton 1990 PZ 7 .C7834 Fac 1996
Cormier, Robert Fade 1988
Cormier, Robert We All Fall Down 1991
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War 1974 PZ 7 .C81634Ch 1975 [Juvenile]
Crutcher, Chris Running Loose 1983 PZ 7 .C89 Ru 1983 [Literacy]
Crutcher, Chris Athletic Shorts 1991
Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach 1961 PZ 8 .D137Jam
Dahl, Roald The Witches 1983
Davis, Jenny Sex Education 1988
Duncan,Lois Killing Mr. Griffin 1978 PZ 7 .D9117 Ki 2005
Ellis, Bret Easton American Psycho 1991 PS 3555 .L5937 A8 1991
Follett, Ken Pillars of the Earth 1989
Fox, Mem Guess What? 1990
Friday, Nancy Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies 1991
Garden, Nancy Annie on my Mind 1982
George, Jean Craighead Julie of the Wolves 1972 PZ 7 .G2933Ju
Golding, William Lord of the Flies 1954 PR 6013 .O35 L6
Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier 1973 PZ 7 G8283Su
Greene, Bette The Drowning of Stephen Jones 1991
Guest, Judith Ordinary People 1976 PS 3557 .U345 O7
Hanford, Martin Where's Waldo? 1987
Harris, Robie It's Perfectly Normal 1994 HQ 53 .H37 2004x
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders 1967 PZ 7 .H5976 Ou
Homes, A. M. Jack 1989
Humphry, Derek Final Exit 1991 R 726 .H843 1991
Huxley, Aldous Brave New World 1932 PR 6015 U9 B7
Keyes, Daniel Flowers for Algernon 1966 PS 3521 .E855 F57
King, Stephen Carrie 1974 PS 3561 .I483 C3
King, Stephen Cujo 1981 PS 3561 .I483 C8
King, Stephen The Dead Zone 1979 PS 3561 .I483 D4 1980
Klein, Norma Family Secrets 1985
Koertge, Ronald Arizona Kid 2005 PZ 7 .K81825 Ar 2003
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird 1960 PS 3562 .E353 T6335
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time 1962 PZ 7 .L5385 Wr
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Krupnik 1979 PZ 7 .L9673
Lowry, Lois The Giver 1993 PZ 7 .L9673G
Madaras, Lynda What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Boys 1984
Madaras, Lynda What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Girls 1983 RJ 144 .M3
Madonna Sex 1992
Mathabane, Mark Kaffir Boy 1986 DT 779.95 .M38 A34
Mayle, Peter Where Did I Come From? 1973 HQ 53 .M38
Merriam, Eve Halloween 1987
Morrison, Toni The Bluest Eye 1970 PS 3563 .O8749 .B55
Morrison, Toni Beloved 1987 PS 3563 .O8749 .B4
Morrison, Toni Song of Solomon 1977 PS 3563 .O8749 S6
Myers, Walter Dean Fallen Angels 1988 PZ 7 .M992 Fal 1988 [Juvenile]
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Alice (Series) 1985 PZ 7 .N24 Ag 1988 [Juvenile]
Newman, Leslea Heather Has Two Mommies 1989 PZ 7 .N47988 He 2000 [Juvenile]
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia 1977 PZ 7 .P273 Br
Paterson, Katherine The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978 PZ 7 .P273 Gr
Peck, Robert Newton A Day No Pigs Would Die 1972 PS 3566 .E254 D3
Pomeroy, Wardell Boys and Sex 1968
Pomeroy, Wardell Girls and Sex 1969
Powell, William The Anarchist Cookbook 1971
Roberts, Wilo Davis View from the Cherry Tree 1975 PZ 7 .R54465 Vi 1993
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms 1973 PS 3568 .O3415 H6 [Juvenile]
Rodriguez, Luis Always Running 1993 HV 6439 .U72 L77 2005 [Juv.]
Roquelaure, A. N. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy 1983
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter (series) 1997 PZ 7 .R79835
Sachar, Louis The Boy Who Lost His Face 1989
Salinger, J. D. Catcher in the Rye 1951 PS 3537 .A426 C3
Schwartz, Alvin Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 1981 PZ 8.1 .S399Sc 1981
Schwartz, Alvin Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your hat 1974
Sendak, Maurice In the Night Kitchen 1970 PZ 7 .S47 In 1995 [Juvenile]
Silverstein, Chalres The New Joy of Gay Sex 1992
Silverstein, Shel A Light in the Attic 1981 PS 3569 .I47224 L5 1981
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley The Headless Cupid 1971 PZ 7 .S68522He
Steinbeck, John Of Mice and Men 1937 PS 3537 .T3234 O32
Stern, Howard Private Parts 1993
Stine, R. L. Goosebumps (series) 1992 PZ 7 .S86037[Literacy]
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876 PS 1306 .A1 1981
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1884 PS 1305 .A1 1995 {General & Literacy Lib.]
Vonneguet, Kurt Slaughterhouse-Five 1969 PS 3572 .O5 S6
Walker, Alice The Color Purple 1982 PS 3573 .A425 C6
Willhoite, Michael Daddy's Roommate 1990 PZ 27 .W655485 Dad 1991 [Juvenile]
Wright, Richard Native Son 1940 PS 3545 .R815 N3
Zindel, Paul The Pigman 1968 PZ 7 .Z647 Pi
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Between 1990 and 2000, 6,364 challenges were reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association. This list represents those titles most challenged over the time period. For more information on how the list was compiled and the reasons for the challenges, see the linked website.

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