The ALA’s Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009
reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:
1. ttyl, ttfn, l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited
to Age Group, Drugs
2. “And Tango Makes Three” by Peter Parnell and Justin
Richardson
Reasons: Homosexuality
3. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Anti-Family,
Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group,
Drugs, Suicide
4. “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee
Reasons: Racism, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age
Group
6. “Catcher in the Rye,” by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age
Group
7. “My Sister’s Keeper,” by Jodi Picoult
Reasons: Sexism, Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive
Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs,
Suicide, Violence
8. “The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things,” by Carolyn
Mackler
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age
Group
9. “The Color Purple,” Alice Walker
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age
Group
10. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited
to Age Group