Frequently challenged books of the 21st century

Each year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The ALA condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information.

A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. The number of challenges reflects only incidents reported. We estimate that for every reported challenge, four or five remain unreported. Therefore, we do not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges.

Background Information from 2001 to 2012

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Top Ten Challenged Books by Year: 2001-2012

Find out if your favorite book has been banned or challenged by exploring the top ten lists of the 21st century below. For more information on how many books were challenged in a given year or for reasons why these books were challenged, please explore the top ten list by year.

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2012

Out of 464 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey.
   Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.
   Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
3. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher.
   Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group
4. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James.
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit
5. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson.
   Reasons: Homosexuality, unsuited for age group
6. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.
   Reasons: Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
7. Looking for Alaska, by John Green.
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
8. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
   Reasons: Unsuited for age group, violence
9. The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit
10. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
    Reasons: Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence

 2011

<sub>ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 
Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa 
Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins 
Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence 
My Mom's Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler 
Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie 
Reasons: offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Reasons: nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley 
Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit
What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones 
Reasons: nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit
Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar 
Reasons: drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 
Reasons: offensive language; racism</sub>

Out of 326 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 
   Reasons: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
2. The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa
   Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
3. The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
   Reasons: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence
4. My Mom's Having A Baby! A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler
   Reasons: nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
   Reasons: offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group
6. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
   Reasons: nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint
7. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
   Reasons: insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit
8. What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones
   Reasons: nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit
9. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
   Reasons: drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit
10. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    Reasons: offensive language; racism

   2010

<sub>And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson 
Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley 
Reasons: insensitivity, offensive language, racism, and sexually explicit
Crank, by Ellen Hopkins 
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, and sexually explicit
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins 
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence

Lush, by Natasha Friend 
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones 
Reasons: sexism, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich 
Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, and religious viewpoint
Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie 
Reasons:  homosexuality and sexually explicit
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer 
Reasons: religious viewpoint and violence</sub>

Out of 348 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
   Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
   Reasons: offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence
3. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
   Reasons: insensitivity, offensive language, racism, and sexually explicit
4. Crank, by Ellen Hopkins
   Reasons: drugs, offensive language, and sexually explicit
5. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
   Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence
6. Lush, by Natasha Friend
   Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
7. What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones
   Reasons: sexism, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
8. Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich
   Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, and religious viewpoint
9. Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie
   Reasons:  homosexuality and sexually explicit
10. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
    Reasons: religious viewpoint and violence

   2009

<sub>ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 
Reasons: drugs, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson 
Reasons: homosexuality
The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: anti-family, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group
Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer 
Reasons: religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult 
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group</sub>

Out of 460 challenges as reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
   Reasons: drugs, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
2. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
   Reasons: homosexuality
3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
   Reasons: anti-family, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group
4. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
   Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group
5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
   Reasons: religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
7. My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
   Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
8. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
9. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
10. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
    Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

   2008

<sub>And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell 
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman 
Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz 
Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence
Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya 
Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen 
Reasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper 
Reasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group</sub>

Out of 513 challenges as reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
   Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
   Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence
3. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
4. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
   Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence
5. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
   Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
   Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
7. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
8. Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen
   Reasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group
9. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
10. Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper
    Reasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group

   2007

<sub>And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell 
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, sexism, and unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, violence
Olive's Ocean, by Kevin Henkes 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman 
Reason: religious viewpoint
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain 
Reason: racism

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker 
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit
ttyl, by Lauren Myracle 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 
Reason: sexually explicit
It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris 
Reasons: sex education and sexually explicit
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group</sub>

Out of 420 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
   Reasons:  anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, sexism, and unsuited to age group
2. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, violence
3. Olive's Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
4. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
   Reason: religious viewpoint 
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
   Reason: racism
6. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
   Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit
7. ttyl, by Lauren Myracle
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
   Reason: sexually explicit
9. It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
   Reasons: sex education and sexually explicit
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
    Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group

   2006

<sub>And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell 
Reasons: anti-family, homosexuality, and unsuited to age group
Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar 
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group
Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Reasons: offensive language and sexually explicit
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler 
Reasons: anti-family, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group

Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz 
Reasons:  insensitivity, occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, and violence
Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher 
Reasons: homosexuality and offensive language
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
Beloved, by Toni Morrison 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and violence</sub>

Out of 546 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
   Reasons: anti-family, homosexuality, and unsuited to age group
2. Gossip Girls (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar
   Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group
3. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
   Reasons: offensive language and sexually explicit
4. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
   Reasons: anti-family, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
5. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
6. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
   Reasons:  insensitivity, occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, and violence
7. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
   Reasons: homosexuality and offensive language
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
   Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
9. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
10. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
    Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and violence

   2005

<sub>It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, by Robie H. Harris 
Reasons: abortion, homosexuality, nudity, religious viewpoint, sex education, unsuited to age group
Forever, by Judy Blume 
Reasons: offensive language, sexual content
The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger 
Reasons: sexual content, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: sexual content, offensive language
Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher 
Reasons: racism, offensive language

Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds 
Reason: sexual content
What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones 
Reasons: sexual content, being unsuited to age group
Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey 
Reasons: anti-family content, unsuited to age group, violence
Crazy Lady!, by Jane Leslie Conly 
Reason: offensive language
It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families, by Robie H. Harris 
Reasons: sex education, sexual content</sub>

Out of 405 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, by Robie H. Harris
   Reasons: abortion, homosexuality, nudity, religious viewpoint, sex education, unsuited to age group
2. Forever, by Judy Blume
   Reasons: offensive language, sexual content
3. The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger
   Reasons: sexual content, offensive language, unsuited to age group
4. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons: sexual content, offensive language
5. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
   Reasons: racism, offensive language
6. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
   Reason: sexual content
7. What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones
   Reasons: sexual content, being unsuited to age group
8. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
   Reasons: anti-family content, unsuited to age group, violence
9. Crazy Lady!, by Jane Leslie Conly
   Reason: offensive language
10. It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families, by Robie H. Harris
    Reasons: sex education, sexual content

   2004

<sub>The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Meyers 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture, by Michael A. Bellesiles 
Reasons: inaccurate, political viewpoint
Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit

What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones 
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group, sexually explicit
In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak 
Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
King & King, by Linda deHaan 
Reason: homosexuality
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence</sub>

Out of 547 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons: offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
2. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Meyers
   Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence
3. Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture, by Michael A. Bellesiles
   Reasons: inaccurate, political viewpoint
4. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
   Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit 
6. What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones
   Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group, sexually explicit
7. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
   Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
8. King & King, by Linda deHaan
   Reason: homosexuality
9. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
   Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
10. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
    Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence

   2003

<sub>Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Reasons: sexual content, offensive language, unsuited to age group
Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 
Reasons: occult/Satanism
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 
Reason: offensive language
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture, by Michael Bellesiles 
Reason: inaccuracy
Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers 
Reason: drugs, offensive language, racism, sexual content, violence

Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous 
Reason: drugs
It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris 
Reason: homosexuality, nudity, sexual content, sex education
We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier 
Reason: offensive language, sexual content
King & King, by Linda de Haan 
Reason: homosexuality
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson 
Reason: occult/Satanism, offensive language</sub>

Out of 458 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
   Reasons: sexual content, offensive language, unsuited to age group
2. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 
   Reasons: occult/Satanism
3. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 
   Reason: offensive language
4. Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture, by Michael Bellesiles
   Reason: inaccuracy
5. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers 
   Reason: drugs, offensive language, racism, sexual content, violence
6. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous 
   Reason: drugs
7. It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris 
   Reason: homosexuality, nudity, sexual content, sex education
8. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier 
   Reason: offensive language, sexual content
9. King & King, by Linda de Haan 
   Reason: homosexuality
10. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
    Reason: occult/Satanism, offensive language

   2002

<sub>Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling 
Reasons: occult/Satanism, violence
Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
Taming the Star Runner, by S.E. Hinton 
Reason: offensive language

Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey 
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain 
Reason: offensive language
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson 
Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language, violence
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor 
Reason: offensive language
Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George 
Reasons: unsuited to age group, violence</sub>

Out of 515 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
   Reasons: occult/Satanism, violence
2. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
   Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
5. Taming the Star Runner, by S.E. Hinton
   Reason: offensive language
6. Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey
   Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group
7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
   Reason: offensive language
8. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
   Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language, violence
9. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
   Reason: offensive language
10. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
    Reasons: unsuited to age group, violence

   2001

<sub>Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling 
Reasons: anti-family, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, violence
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group, violence
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Greene 
Reasons: offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger 
Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group
Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous 
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers 
Reason: offensive language
Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause 
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group</sub>

Out of 448 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom

1. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling
   Reasons: anti-family, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, violence
2. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
   Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group, violence
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
   Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
5. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Greene
   Reasons: offensive language, racism, sexually explicit
6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
   Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group
7. Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
   Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
8. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
   Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
9. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
   Reason: offensive language
10. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
    Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group