{"id":10930,"date":"2013-09-24T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=10930"},"modified":"2013-09-24T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T13:00:53","slug":"banned-book-week-top-100-bannedchallenged-books-of-2000-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/10930","title":{"rendered":"Banned Book Week: Top 100 Banned\/Challenged Books of 2000-2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top 100 Banned\/Challenged Books: 2000-2009<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling<\/a>
\n2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
\n3. The Chocolate War<\/em>, by Robert Cormier
\n4. And Tango Makes Three<\/em>, by Justin Richardson\/Peter Parnell
\n5. Of Mice and Men<\/em>, by John Steinbeck
\n6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/em>, by Maya Angelou
\n7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
\n8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman<\/a>
\n9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
\n10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/em>, by Stephen Chbosky
\n11. Fallen Angels<\/em>, by Walter Dean Myers
\n12. It\u2019s Perfectly Normal<\/em>, by Robie Harris
\n13. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
\n14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/em>, by Mark Twain
\n15. The Bluest Eye<\/em>, by Toni Morrison
\n16. Forever<\/em>, by Judy Blume
\n17. The Color Purple<\/em>, by Alice Walker
\n18. Go Ask Alice<\/em>, by Anonymous
\n19. Catcher in the Rye<\/em>, by J.D. Salinger
\n20. King and King<\/em>, by Linda de Haan
\n21. To Kill A Mockingbird<\/em>, by Harper Lee
\n22. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
\n23. The Giver<\/em>, by Lois Lowry
\n24. In the Night Kitchen<\/em>, by Maurice Sendak
\n25. Killing Mr. Griffen<\/em>, by Lois Duncan
\n26. Beloved<\/em>, by Toni Morrison
\n27. My Brother Sam Is Dead<\/em>, by James Lincoln Collier
\n28. Bridge To Terabithia<\/em>, by Katherine Paterson
\n29. The Face on the Milk Carton<\/em>, by Caroline B. Cooney
\n30. We All Fall Down<\/em>, by Robert Cormier
\n31. What My Mother Doesn\u2019t Know<\/em>, by Sonya Sones
\n32. Bless Me, Ultima<\/em>, by Rudolfo Anaya
\n33. Snow Falling on Cedars<\/em>, by David Guterson
\n34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things<\/em>, by Carolyn Mackler
\n35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging<\/em>, by Louise Rennison
\n36. Brave New World<\/em>, by Aldous Huxley
\n37. It’s So Amazing<\/em>, by Robie Harris
\n38. Arming America<\/em>, by Michael Bellasiles
\n39. Kaffir Boy<\/em>, by Mark Mathabane
\n40. Life is Funny<\/em>, by E.R. Frank
\n41. Whale Talk<\/em>, by Chris Crutcher
\n42. The Fighting Ground<\/em>, by Avi
\n43. Blubber<\/em>, by Judy Blume
\n44. Athletic Shorts<\/em>, by Chris Crutcher
\n45. Crazy Lady<\/em>, by Jane Leslie Conly
\n46. Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em>, by Kurt Vonnegut
\n47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: The First Graphic Novel<\/em> by George Beard and Harold Hutchins, the creators of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey
\n48. Rainbow Boys<\/em>, by Alex Sanchez
\n49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em>, by Ken Kesey
\n50. The Kite Runner<\/em>, by Khaled Hosseini
\n51. Daughters of Eve<\/em>, by Lois Duncan
\n52. The Great Gilly Hopkins<\/em>, by Katherine Paterson
\n53. You Hear Me?<\/em>, by Betsy Franco
\n54. The Facts Speak for Themselves<\/em>, by Brock Cole
\n55. Summer of My German Soldier<\/em>, by Bette Green
\n56. When Dad Killed Mom<\/em>, by Julius Lester
\n57. Blood and Chocolate<\/em>, by Annette Curtis Klause
\n58. Fat Kid Rules the World<\/em>, by K.L. Going
\n59. Olive\u2019s Ocean<\/em>, by Kevin Henkes
\n60. Speak<\/em>, by Laurie Halse Anderson
\n61. Draw Me A Star<\/em>, by Eric Carle
\n62. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
\n63. The Terrorist<\/em>, by Caroline B. Cooney
\n64. Mick Harte Was Here<\/em>, by Barbara Park
\n65. The Things They Carried<\/em>, by Tim O\u2019Brien
\n66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry<\/em>, by Mildred Taylor
\n67. A Time to Kill<\/em>, by John Grisham
\n68. Always Running<\/em>, by Luis Rodriguez
\n69. Fahrenheit 451<\/em>, by Ray Bradbury
\n70. Harris and Me<\/em>, by Gary Paulsen
\n71. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park
\n72. Song of Solomon<\/em>, by Toni Morrison
\n73. What\u2019s Happening to My Body Book<\/em>, by Lynda Madaras
\n74. The Lovely Bones<\/em>, by Alice Sebold
\n75. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
\n76. A Prayer for Owen Meany<\/em>, by John Irving
\n77. Crazy: A Novel<\/em>, by Benjamin Lebert
\n78. The Joy of Gay Sex<\/strong>, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
\n79. The Upstairs Room<\/em>, by Johanna Reiss
\n80. A Day No Pigs Would Die<\/em>, by Robert Newton Peck
\n81. Black Boy<\/em>, by Richard Wright
\n82. Deal With It!<\/em>, by Esther Drill
\n83. Detour for Emmy<\/em>, by Marilyn Reynolds
\n84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove<\/em>, by Yoko Watkins
\n85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes<\/em>, by Chris Crutcher
\n86. Cut<\/em>, by Patricia McCormick
\n87. Tiger Eyes<\/em>, by Judy Blume
\n88. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>, by Margaret Atwood<\/a>
\n89. Friday Night Lights<\/em>, by H.G. Bissenger
\n90. A Wrinkle in Time<\/em>, by Madeline L\u2019Engle
\n91. Julie of the Wolves<\/em>, by Jean Craighead George
\n92. The Boy Who Lost His Face<\/em>, by Louis Sachar
\n93. Bumps in the Night<\/em>, by Harry Allard
\n94. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine
\n95. Shade\u2019s Children<\/em>, by Garth Nix<\/a>
\n96. Grendel<\/em>, by John Gardner
\n97. The House of the Spirits<\/em>, by Isabel Allende<\/a>
\n98. I Saw Esau<\/em>, by Iona Opte
\n99. Are You There, God? It\u2019s Me, Margare<\/em>t, by Judy Blume
\n100. America: A Novel<\/em>, by E.R. Frank<\/p>\n

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