Banned Books Week

Each year in September, the American Library Association celebrates Banned Books Week. Since 1982, more than 11,000 books have been challenged in libraries and bookstores. In response to this, the ALA started Banned Books Week which celebrates the “Freedom to Read.”
So to kick off banned books week, lets just jump right in to the nitty gritty–aka, the most banned books from 2012. Interestingly, Captain Underpants comes in at number one for billionth year in a row.

1. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
   Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
   Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
3. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
   Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group
4. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James.
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit
5. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson.
   Reasons: Homosexuality, unsuited for age group
6. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.
   Reasons: Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
7. Looking for Alaska, by John Green.
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
8. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
   Reasons: Unsuited for age group, violence
9. The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit
10. Beloved, by Toni Morrison Reasons: Sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence

Do you read banned books? Do you agree with book banning? Leave a comment and post your thoughts!

(REPOST  AND ALL CREDIT FROM:  http://www.bestdamncreativewritingblog.com/and-the-most-banned-book-in-america-is-still/ )