100 most frequently banned booksOCT 01 2004
100 most frequently banned books. Twain, Angelou, Steinbeck, Blume, and Salinger are all in the top 20.
There are 10 reader comments
38 01 200411:38AM
I actually agree with The Anarchist's Cookbook being on the list, surprised at a lot of the others though!
49 01 2004 4:49PM
"Challenged" not "banned."
54 01 2004 4:54PM
I'm disappointed to only have read 13 of those books.
31 05 2004 9:31PM
I was surprised to find several of the books I'd loved as a child on that list. Bridge to Terabithia, The Giver, The Outsiders.I guess I get The Outsiders, because it deals with crime and whatever, but the other two really puzzle me.
11 07 2004 5:11PM
Scary Stories? People really give a damn about horror stories geared towards children? I remember seeing those in a Scholastic newsletter in grade school.
08 13 2004 4:08PM
some of these books i can understand, but some are books that kids need to read. and many books on this
list are actually requiered books at my school. after reading the list, my friend began cursing extensively.
12 13 2004 4:12PM
I for one strongly oppose this list. A few of the books are understandable, but most are part of America's
culture. Just because a few deal with tempermental issues they are challenged or banned. As for Harry Potter
all i can say is that kids are not going to go out and become satanists from a childrens novel. I was tempted
though to search for a book mentioned about evil hexes to be used on enemies.
09 15 200410:09PM
hey im 15 and i thingk that we should be told to read banned books. that what my school is doing and im reaching why some of the books have been banned or challeged.
03 05 2004 2:03PM
By banning these books it just makes people want to read them more. I know I do.
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anthony21 01 2004 9:21AM
we must protect our children from the evil that is where's waldo