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American Library Association: Read a Challenged Book for 'Banned Books Week'
Which books were the most challenged in 2012?
Have you read any banned books lately?
Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week, and the American Library Association is urging readers to check out books that have been challenged.
Banned Books Week started in 1982 and since then, more than 11,300 books have been challenged, according to the Banned Books Week website. The American Library Association reports that in 2012, 464 challenges were reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom.
These 10 books were the most challenged in 2012, according to the Banned Books Week website:
- "Captain Underpants" (series) by Dav Pilkey
- "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
- "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
- "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James
- "And Tango Makes Three" by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
- "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
- "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
- "Scary Stories" (series) by Alvin Schwartz
- "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls
- "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
At the Grayslake Area Public Library, teens and adults who read or listen to a book from the banned books display will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate from one of several businesses.
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