100 most challanged books
I found this on metafilter. The 100 most frequently challanged books in the US. Maybe there is a canadian equivilant but i'm too lazy to find it.
So just for my interest i have decided to figure out how many of them i have read, read part of, heard of, intend to read or specifically intend not to read.
A legend:
R = have read
P = read part of it and gave up due to not careing, not liking, got bored, ran out of time etc.
H = I've heard of it
I = I intend to read these at some point
N = Nope, i don't think i'd even pick it up in a doctors office while bored
So lets see how this goes. I'm sure i'm gonna have to look some of these up on amazon because i can't always remember from the title if i've read it. I guess that will change the I and N settings but oh well.
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz - R
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite - H
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - I
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier - R
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain -R
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck -P
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling -R
8. Forever by Judy Blume - P
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -R
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman -HI
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier -R
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -R
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry -R
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris -N
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine -P
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck - I
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna - H
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson - R
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle - R
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous -R
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard -R
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl -R
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein -N
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane -I
32. Blubber by Judy Blume -P
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam -I
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier -I
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry -I
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood -R
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George -P
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - I
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras -H
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -R
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison - H
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton -HI
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard -R
46. Deenie by Judy Blume -H
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar -R
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz -R
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein -R
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley-R
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)-P
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King -N
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl _R
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell -P
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy -N
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest -I
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis -R
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by
Lynda Madaras -N
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume -P
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier -HI
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney -R
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut -HI
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding -P
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King -H
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume -P
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King -HN
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -R
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern -HN
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford -R
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene -
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Whats up with judy blume, I never really liked her books but i had no idea she was corrupting our youth.
man, i got bored of looking stuff up.
So just for my interest i have decided to figure out how many of them i have read, read part of, heard of, intend to read or specifically intend not to read.
A legend:
R = have read
P = read part of it and gave up due to not careing, not liking, got bored, ran out of time etc.
H = I've heard of it
I = I intend to read these at some point
N = Nope, i don't think i'd even pick it up in a doctors office while bored
So lets see how this goes. I'm sure i'm gonna have to look some of these up on amazon because i can't always remember from the title if i've read it. I guess that will change the I and N settings but oh well.
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz - R
2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite - H
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - I
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier - R
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain -R
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck -P
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling -R
8. Forever by Judy Blume - P
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -R
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman -HI
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier -R
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -R
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry -R
15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris -N
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine -P
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck - I
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna - H
20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson - R
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle - R
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous -R
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard -R
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl -R
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein -N
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane -I
32. Blubber by Judy Blume -P
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam -I
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier -I
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry -I
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood -R
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George -P
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison - I
40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras -H
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -R
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison - H
43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton -HI
44. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard -R
46. Deenie by Judy Blume -H
47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar -R
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz -R
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein -R
52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley-R
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)-P
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo by Stephen King -N
56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl _R
57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell -P
58. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy -N
59. Ordinary People by Judith Guest -I
60. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis -R
61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by
Lynda Madaras -N
62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume -P
63. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade by Robert Cormier -HI
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney -R
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut -HI
70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding -P
71. Native Son by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie by Stephen King -H
78. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume -P
79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King -HN
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -R
85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts by Howard Stern -HN
88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford -R
89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene -
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Whats up with judy blume, I never really liked her books but i had no idea she was corrupting our youth.
man, i got bored of looking stuff up.
posted by theMak at 11:09 p.m.
3 Comments:
...and how many did you read while sitting in chapters and not paying for your books? haha
why is "scary stories" so controversial? I've never heard of it (but really, that doesn't say much)
from Tiffany
Naw, most of these i read a while back as a kid or in school instead of paying attention to Dr. T in history or Flum in english or anybody else for that matter. Scary Stories is contraversial because the poems and accompanying pictures are too scary/creepy/lacking in educational substance for little kids. At least that's why i think its been banned
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