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24th July 2008, 11:33 am by Chris Zammarelli

The Economist has a chart of ALA’s top 10 most challenged books in the U.S. for 2007. The intro to the chart notes, “Despite the ban requests, most challenges are unsuccessful.” The list itself has been out for a couple of months now, but in case you haven’t seen it:

  1. And Tango Makes Three
  2. The Chocolate War
  3. Olive’s Ocean
  4. The Golden Compass
  5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  6. The Color Purple
  7. TTYL
  8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  9. It’s Perfectly Normal
  10. The Perks of Being A Wallflower

References:

Censorship: No sex please, we’re American. (2008, July 22). The Economist. Retrieved 24 July 2008. Via The Morning News.

Morales, M. (2008, May 7). Children’s book on male penguins raising chick tops ALA’s 2007 list of most challenged books. American Library Association Press Release. Retrieved 24 July 2008.

Category: Censoround