Read the 100 most challenged books of 1990-2000

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine (well enough of them anyway)
Earth?s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L?Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Are You There, God? It?s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

only 28/100 – though I may skip the joy of gay sex and some of the puberty books.

14. The Giver by Lois Lowry [Read in Grade 7, don’t know how I missed this one.]

52. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley [Grade 11 University English Class]

now at 15/100

woo!

7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling [I read the first four.]

16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine [I read a bunch back in elementary school.]

23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous [My inspiration to stay away from drugs.]

32. Blubber by Judy Blume [Read in either elementary or middle school.]

41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee [Grade 10 English.]

43. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton [Grade 8 English]

51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein [Read in elementary school.]

56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl [Still have it… somewhere.]

62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume [Read is in elementary school.]

70. Lord of the Flies by William Golding [Read in Grade 9 English]

77. Carrie by Stephen King [Read it in Grade 9 I think.]

79. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer [I was about to delete this one from the list but then the name jumped out at me. So I researched it and I have read it! Quite a while ago but I still remember it for the most part.]

83. The Dead Zone by Stephen King [I’ve read four fifths of it :P ]

I don’t plan to read all 100 of them (because personally I have no need for gay sex books and I really have no interest in the body development books) but I do plan to read a lot of these.

I have decided to read whatever catches my fancy!

56 on the List

James and the Giant Peach

The Witches

This is the list of books that I can remember reading from the ALA list:
1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
3. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
4. Forever by Judy Blume
5. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
6. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
7. The Giver by Lois Lowry
8. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
9. The Witches by Roald Dahl
10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
11. Blubber by Judy Blume
12. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
13. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda Madaras
14. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
15. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
16. Flowers for Algernon by Dan
17. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
18. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
19. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
20. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
21. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
22. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
23. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
24. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
25. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
26. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
27. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
28. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

So I’m nearly a third of the way there… not bad, I suppose.

Journal Entry

1. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
2. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
3. Carrie by Stephen King
4. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
5. Cujo by Stephen King
6. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
7. Blubber by Judy Blume
8. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
9. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
10. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
11. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
12. Forever by Judy Blume
13. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz

Finished this one. Once again I don’t really see why anyone would want this book banned. Cute kids book, makes me a little curious to see the movie. My next one on this list should be Killing Me. Griffin by Lois Duncan.
On an unrelated note I was striking out the books I had finished on the list but the strike entry doesn’t seem to be working. If anyone who reads this knows whats going on or if the entry has changed let me know.
Thanks