Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling vampire-themed series ‘Twilight’ has been included in the top 10 books that US public libraries and schools were asked to take out from their shelves last year.
However, the top offender was the Lauren Myracle’s controversial young adult novel series entitled ‘ttyl’, the American Library Association (ALA) reported last Wednesday. It gained widespread attention for being the first ever novel entirely written in instant messaging conversation style. The series was challenged for offensive language, drugs, and nudity.
The ‘Twilight’ novels, which have been adopted into a blockbuster movie franchise, landed on the fifth spot in the 2009 list, their first in the yearly compilation. The series was challenged over religious views, sexually explicit words, and being inappropriate for the targeted age group.
Although J.K. Rowling's ‘Harry Potter’ series were no longer in the top ten list, it landed atop the 2000-2009 decade 100 most frequently challenged books.
The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the ALA defined challenges as formal written complaints filed in a school or a library requesting the materials to be removed from the school curriculum or bookshelves.
“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 Office for Intellectual Freedom Director Barbara Jones.
Meanwhile, Justin Richardson and Pater Parnell’s ‘And Tango Makes Three’, a picture book for children, and the teen novel ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky took the second and third places, respectively, in the list.
However, the top offender was the Lauren Myracle’s controversial young adult novel series entitled ‘ttyl’, the American Library Association (ALA) reported last Wednesday. It gained widespread attention for being the first ever novel entirely written in instant messaging conversation style. The series was challenged for offensive language, drugs, and nudity.
The ‘Twilight’ novels, which have been adopted into a blockbuster movie franchise, landed on the fifth spot in the 2009 list, their first in the yearly compilation. The series was challenged over religious views, sexually explicit words, and being inappropriate for the targeted age group.
Although J.K. Rowling's ‘Harry Potter’ series were no longer in the top ten list, it landed atop the 2000-2009 decade 100 most frequently challenged books.
The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the ALA defined challenges as formal written complaints filed in a school or a library requesting the materials to be removed from the school curriculum or bookshelves.
“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 Office for Intellectual Freedom Director Barbara Jones.
Meanwhile, Justin Richardson and Pater Parnell’s ‘And Tango Makes Three’, a picture book for children, and the teen novel ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky took the second and third places, respectively, in the list.
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