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In the last decade, what’s been the most challenged book (or book series)?

What are challenged books, you say? These are books that have been asked to be removed from libraries, schools, museums, etc. If a challenge is successful, the item will be removed from the library, school, museum, etc. and be listed as a banned book. Book challenges and bans often come from concerned parents. They are worried that the material is too sexually explicit, contains offensive language and violence, or is unsuited to any age group. It is completely understandable but censoring an author and/or censoring ideas is not. Concerned parents should monitor what their children read and apply rules accordingly.

Celebrate banned books week with us (Sept. 24 – Sept. 30) by standing up against the injustice and read a banned book. Most (if not all) of the titles are available at the Pearson Library or at the Thousand Oaks Library.

Oh yes, the answer to the question above. Here’s the top 5:
1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
(Reference: American Library Association wesite)

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