ALA’s Top 10 Banned Books 2000-2009

It’s “Banned Books Week”. Libraries across the country has put up their displays, highlighting some of the most controversial books of all time. The American Library Association releases their list of the top banned books of the previous decade.

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 
2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 
4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 
5. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 
7. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz 
8. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman 
9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren 
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky 

I figured Harry Potter would be on the list, but not at #1! Who’d have guessed so many people were freaked out by wizardry?

See the full list at American Library Association