Novels by Lauren Myracle, Stephenie Meyer on ALA's Most Challenged Book List

Posted on April 15, 2010

Lauren Myracle's bestselling young adult novel series ttyl, which are written in the style of instant messaging, topped the American Library Association's (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper also joined the list this year.

"Even though not every book will be right for every reader, the ability to read, speak, think and express ourselves freely are core American values," said Barbara Jones, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. "Protecting one of our most fundamental rights - the freedom to read - means respecting each other's differences and the right of all people to choose for themselves what they and their families read."

Here is the list:

ttyl, ttfn, l8r, g8r (series) by Lauren Myracle. Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs
And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. Reasons: Homosexuality
The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Anti-Family, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Reasons: Racism, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer. Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Reasons: Sexism, Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide, Violence
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler. Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
The Color Purple Alice Walker. Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group