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Old 09-30-2011, 08:29 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books View Post
the article isnt clear about where or when it was challenged or why.
Of all 348 books that were challenged in 2010, it was challenged the most. That part is clear. Yes, the title of the article uses the word "banned," but the article itself clearly indicates that the book is at the top of the Most Challenged List. Following the link included in the article to the list of the 10 most challenged titles of 2010 will give you the challenge reasons for the top ten challenged books of 2010:
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And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive language, racism, religious viewpoint, sex education, sexually explicit, violence, unsuited to age group

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

Crank, by Ellen Hopkins
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: sexually explicit, violence, unsuited to age group

Lush, by Natasha Friend
Reasons: drugs, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group

What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones
Reasons: sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint

Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit

Twilight (series), by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence, unsuited to age group
As to where... you're on your own. But I believe I saw a map somewhere in those links.
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