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lists of banned books.

These are the top 10 challenged books from 1990-2000

# 1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz

# 2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite

# 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

# 4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

# 5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

# 6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

# 7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling

# 8. Forever by Judy Blume

# 9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

# 10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The "10 Most Challenged Books of 2006" reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:

    * "And Tango Makes Three" by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, for homosexuality, anti-family, and unsuited to age group;

    * "Gossip Girls" series by Cecily Von Ziegesar for homosexuality, sexual content, drugs, unsuited to age group, and offensive language;

    * "Alice" series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for sexual content and offensive language;

    * "The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things" by Carolyn Mackler for sexual content, anti-family, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;

    * "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison for sexual content, offensive language, and unsuited to age group;

    * "Scary Stories" series by Alvin Schwartz for occult/Satanism, unsuited to age group, violence, and insensitivity;

    * "Athletic Shorts" by Chris Crutcher for homosexuality and offensive language.

    * "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky for homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age group

    * "Beloved" by Toni Morrison for offensive language, sexual content, and unsuited to age group;

    * "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier for sexual content, offensive language, and violence.

Most Challenged Books of 21st Century (2000-2005)

In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week (September 23-30, 2006), the American Library Association (ALA) compiled the top 10 most challenged books from 2000-2005, with the Harry Potter series of books leading the pack. The 10 most challenged books of the 21st Century (2000-2005) are:

1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

2. "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

3. Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

4. "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

5. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

6. "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

7. "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris

8. Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz

9. Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey

10. "Forever" by Judy Blume