Get a sneak peak of American Libraries Direct feature http://pinterest.com/amlibraries/top-10-challenged-books-2001 Top Ten Challenged books, 2001-

Each year, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top 10 most frequently challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. See www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged. The ALA condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Celebrate Banned Books Week in the fall.

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My Mom’s Having A Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad Butler. 2011 (#4). Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group.

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. 2010 (#5). 2011 (#3). Reasons: Anti-ethnic, anti-family, insensitivity, sexually explicit, occult/Satanic, unsuited to age group, violence.

Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich. 2010 (#8). Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint.

And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. 2006 (#1). 2007 (#1). 2008 (#1). 2009 (#2). 2010 (#1). Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, sexism, unsuited to age group.

Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey. 2002 (#6). 2004 (#4). 2005 (#8). Reasons: anti-family content, offensive language, unsuited to age group, sexually explicit, violence.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou. 2001 (#4). 2002 (#4). 2004 (#9). 2007 (#8). Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence.

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. 2001 (#6). 2005 (#3). 2009 (#6). Reasons: sexual content, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group.