Author: Jones, Colette

1. The “Captain Underpants” Series
Author: Dav Pilkey
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book is violent, has “offensive language,” and is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
2. The Bluest Eye
Author: Toni Morrison
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book has “offensive language,” explicit relationships, is violent, and too inappropriate for the intended age group.
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Author: Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains drugs, “offensive language,” racism, explicit relationships, and it is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
4. Fifty Shades of Grey
Author: E.L. James
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains nudity, “offensive language,” explicit relationships, religious perspective, and is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
5. The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains religious perspective and is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
6. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains drugs, nudity, offensive language, and explicit relationships.
7. Looking for Alaska
Author: John Green
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains drugs, explicit relationships and overall, it is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains drugs, homosexuality, explicit relationships, and is too inappropriate for the intended age group.
9. Bless Me, Ultima
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains Satanism, “offensive language,” religious perspective, and explicit relationships.
10. The “Bone” Series
Author: Jeff Smith
Reasons: Challenges have been made saying that this book contains political perspective, racism, and violence.

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“Broad Rock Middle School Li- brary." Broad Rock Middle School Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.
"Frequently Challenged Books of the 21st Century." Frequently Challenged Books of the 21st Century. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"Rob Letterman to Direct CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS for Dream Works Animation." Collider. N.p., 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.
"Cover Unveiled For The 10th Anni- versary Edition of ‘Looking For Alaska’."GalleyCat. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.
"Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya." Banned Books Club. N.p., 30 Aug. 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.

Top ten most banned books in school libraries
By: English8 Student