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American Library Association released on Wednesday the annual list of “most challenged” books by parents and educators. Here in the United States, many books have been challenged by a variety of groups and agencies to be restricted or removed in school library from being read by the general public.
Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” was included on the list of most challenged books in 2010. Twilight was ranked no. 5 on the list because of violence and sexual content. According to the director of the ALA’s office for intellectual freedom, Barbara Jones, supernatural stories is also consider as inappropriate for young audience.
Aside from “Twilight” series, Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel “My Sister’s Keeper” was also included because of language, drugs, suicide, and homosexuality issue. Lauren Myracle’s famous “IM” books, TTYL (Talk To You Later), TTFN (ta ta for now), and L8R,G8R were on the list as well because of nudity and offensive language.
Also on the list are Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson’s “And Tango Makes Three,” Robert Cormier’s “The Chocolate War,” Carolyn Mackler’s “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things” and Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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