- The Harry Potter Series,
by J. K. Rowling,
for occult/Satanism and
anti-family themes.
- The Chocolate
War, by Robert Cormier,
(the “Most Challenged” fiction
book of 1998), for using offensive language and being unsuited
to age group.
- The Alice Series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor,
for sexual content and being unsuited to age group.
- Killing
Mr. Griffin, by Lois Duncan,
for violence and sexual content
- Of Mice and
Men, by John Steinbeck,
for using offensive language,
racism, violence and
being unsuited to age group.
- I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou,
for sexual content,
racism, offensive language, violence and being unsuited to age
group.
- Fallen Angels,
by Walter Dean Myers,
for offensive language, racism,
violence and being unsuited to age group.
- Scary Stories series,
by Alvin Schwartz, for violence, being unsuited to age group and occult themes.
- The
Terrorist by Caroline Cooney,
for violence, being unsuited to age group and occult themes.
- The
Giver, by Lois Lowry,
for being sexually explicit,
occult themes and violence.
The most frequently challenged authors in 2000
were:
J. K. Rowling,
Robert Cormier,
Lois Duncan,
Piers Anthony, Walter Dean Myers,
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor,
John Steinbeck, Maya Angelou,
Christopher Pike,
Caroline Cooney,
Alvin Schwartz, Lois Lowry,
Harry Allard,
Paul Zindel,
and Judy Blume.
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