| The 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books
of 2002 |
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Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, for its focus on wizardry and
magic.
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Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, for being sexually explicit,
using offensive language and being unsuited to age group.
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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (the "Most
Challenged" book
of 1998), for using offensive language and being unsuited to age
group.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou,
for sexual content,
racism, offensive language, violence and being unsuited to age
group.
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Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton, for
offensive language.
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Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey, for
insensitivity and being unsuited
to age group, as well as encouraging children to disobey
authority.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark
Twain, for racism, insensitivity
and offensive language.
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, for
offensive language,
sexual content and Occult/Satanism.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D.
Taylor, for insensitivity,
racism and offensive language.
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Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George,
for sexual content,
offensive language, violence and being unsuited to age group.
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