ALA's 2004 Top Ten Most Challenged Books
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The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier, for sexual content, offensive language, religious viewpoint, being unsuited to age group and violence
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, for racism, offensive language and violence
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture by Michael A. Bellesiles, for inaccuracy and political viewpoint
Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey, for offensive language and modeling bad behavior
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, for homosexuality, sexual content and offensive language
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones, for homosexuality, sexual content and offensive language
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak, for nudity and offensive language
King & King by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland, for homosexuality
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, for racism, homosexuality, sexual content, offensive language and unsuited to age group
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, for racism, offensive language and violence
Three cheers for Robert Cormier. He's on the list every year, for one book or another. Also, I can't think of any references to homosexuality in What My Mother Doesn't Know. What did I miss?