| The 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books
of 2004 |
- The
Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier for sexual content, offensive
language, religious viewpoint, being unsuited to age group and violence.
- Fallen
Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, for racism, offensive language and
violence.
- Arming
America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture, by Michael A.
Bellesiles, for inaccuracy and political viewpoint.
- Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey, for
offensive language and modeling bad behavior.
- The Perks
of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, for homosexuality,
sexual content and offensive language.
- What My
Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones, for sexual content and
offensive language.
- In the
Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak, for nudity and offensive
language.
- King &
King, by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland, for homosexuality.
- I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, for racism,
homosexuality, sexual content, offensive language and unsuited to age
group.
- Of Mice and
Men, by John Steinbeck, for racism, offensive language and
violence.
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