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Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 1999
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1. The Harry Potter series "for focus on wizardry and magic" See Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000) |
2. The
Alice series "for
offensive language and being unsuited to age
group" See, Alice
the brave (Aladdin ,1996)
by Phyllis Reynolds
Naylor
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3. The
Chocolate War "for offensive language and being unsuited to age group" |
4. Blubber "for offensive language and being unsuited to age group" |
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5. Fallen
Angels "for offensive language and being unsuited to age group" |
6. Of
Mice and Men "for offensive language and being unsuited to age group" |
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7. I
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings "for being too explicit in the book's portrayal of rape and other sexual abuse" |
8.
The
Handmaid's
Tale "for sexual content" |
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9. The
Color Purple "for sexual content and offensive language" |
10. Snow
Falling on Cedars "for sexual content and offensive language" |
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