2010 Book Challenges

The ALA released the list of the 10 most frequently challenged books of 2010:


"Each title is followed by the reasons given for challenging the book:
1. "And Tango Makes Three" by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson            
         Reasons: Homosexuality, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
        Reasons: Offensive language, Racism, Sex Education, Sexually Explicit,
        Unsuited to Age Group, Violence
3. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
        Reasons: Insensitivity, Offensive Language, Racism, Sexually Explicit
4. "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins
        Reasons: Drugs, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit
5. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
         Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group, Violence
6. "Lush" by Natasha Friend
         Reasons: Drugs, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit,
         Unsuited to Age Group
7. "What My Mother Doesn’t Know" by Sonya Sones
          Reasons: Sexism, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group
8. "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
         Reasons: Drugs, Inaccurate, Offensive Language, Political Viewpoint,
         Religious Viewpoint
9. "Revolutionary Voices" edited by Amy Sonnie
         Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit
10. "Twilight" by  Stephenie Meyer
          Reasons: Religious Viewpoint, Violence

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Total goal for all participants: 5,173,274 books

534,671 of 5,173,274 (10%)

Average goal for all participants: 71 books
Total challenges completed: 77