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Originally Posted by crich70
What I can't figure is how it made the banned books list. I can understand some like Sappho and Lady Chatterly's Lover but Flowers for Algernon has me stumped as to what earned it banned book status.  |
Here's my post from the nomination thread:
Challenged/Banned Info:
Flowers for Algernon
Banned in Emporium, PA, due to sexually explicit passages that parents feared would awaken their children’s “natural impulses.” 1977
Challenged in Oberlin, OH, due to sexually explicit passages. 1984
Banned in Glen Rose, AR, due to language and sexually explicit passages. Objectors compared Flowers for Algernon to “books in plastic covers you see at newsstands.” 1981
Challenged in Glenrock, WY for sexually explicit passages and language. Objector compared the novel to Playboy and Hustler among other, um, photo-centric publications. 1984
Challenged in Plant City, FL, (and Arizona, Virginia, and Georgia) for sexually explicit passages, adult themes, and profanity. 1976, 1981, 1996, 1997
Banned from Aledo (Texas) Middle School, subsequently re-shelved at the school library, but not reinstated into the curriculum. (1999)
Frequently challenged due to objections to “sexually explicit” content.
Ranks no. 47 on ALA’s 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000.
Full link at:
http://suvudu.com/2008/10/challenged...-algernon.html