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Banned Books Week 2001 is the twentieth annual celebra- nings, where a book is removed from the shelves of a tion of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to library or bookstore or from the curriculum at a school. choose what we read but also to be able to select from a Attempts to censor lead to voluntary curtailment of expres- full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First sion by those who seek to avoid controversy, a situation as Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees critical as an actual banning, since in these cases the mate- freedom of speech and freedom of press. Even as we revel rial may not be published or may not be purchased by a in the increasing quantity and availability of information and bookstore, library, or school district. reading material, we must maintain vigilance to assure that access to this material is preserved. Threats against the We have reason to be especially celebratory this year. Due freedom to read still exist and come from all quarters and all to the commitment of parents, students, librarians, teachers, political persuasions. Quite simply, censors are those who and other concerned citizens, more and more of the chal- try to limit the freedom of others to choose what they read, lenges are unsuccessful, and the reading material remains see, or hear, even if the motivation for the restriction is well- available. intentioned. It should be noted that this bibliography is incomplete Sex, profanity, and racism remain the primary categories of because many prohibitions against free speech and expres- objections, and most incidents occur in schools and school sion remain undocumented. Surveys indicate approximately libraries. Frequently, challenges are motivated by the desire 85 percent of the challenges to library materials receive no to protect children. While the cause is noble and commend- media attention and remain unreported. Moreover, this list is able, this method of protection contains hazards far greater limited to books and does not include challenges to maga- than exposure to the “evil” against which the protection is zines, newspapers, films, broadcasts, plays, performances, leveled. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, in Texas electronic publications, or exhibits. v. Johnson, said, “If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not pro- This bibliography represents books challenged, restricted, hibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds removed, or banned in 2000—2001 as reported in the the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” Individuals may Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom from May 2000 through restrict what they themselves or their children read, but they March 2001. must not call on governmental or public agencies to prevent others from reading or seeing that material.

The challenges documented in this list are not just someone expressing a point of view regarding these materials; rather, the challengers have asked that the material be removed from the school curriculum or library, thus restricting Banned Books access to it by others. Even when the eventual 2001 Resource Book outcome allows the has an entire section book to stay on the library shelves, and devoted to ideas, activities, even when the incident and resources to help edu- is a lone protester, the censorship attempt is cate the public and protect real. Someone has our fragile First tried to restrict another person’s ability to Amendment rights. See choose. Challenges back page for more are as important to doc- ument as actual ban- details. Books Challenged Avi. The Fighting Ground. Harper; Lippincott. negatively portrays the Islamic religion and or Banned in Retained as part of the John Fuller School Arabs. The book is on the Iowa Teen Award 2000—2001 curriculum in Conway, N.H. (2000), despite a list. Source: May 2000, p. 77; Jan. 2001, p. complaint by a resident calling himself a con- 35. Books challenged, restricted, removed, or cerned Christian. Source: Jan. 2001, p. 37; banned in 2000—2001 as reported in the Mar. 2001, p. 75. Cormier, Robert. After the First Death. Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom from Pantheon. Challenged, but retained in the May 2000 through March 2001. Bauer, Marion Dane, ed. Am I Blue?: Manchester, Conn. curriculum (2000) despite Coming out from the Silence. HarperCollins. charges that the book is “offensively graphic Allende, Isabel. The House of the Spirits. Challenged, but retained at the Fairfield, Iowa in its descriptions of violence, terrorism, and Knopf; Bantam. Retained on the summer Middle School and High School libraries suicidal thoughts.” Challenged, but retained reading lists for honors high school students (2000) despite objections to sexually explicit on the Liberty High School ninth-grade gifted at the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, passages, including a sexual encounter and talented reading list in Fauquier, Va. Calif. (2000) despite objections that the book between two girls. Source: Mar. 2000, p. 62; (2000). Opponents of the book charged that is “immoral and sexually depraved.” Source: May 2000, p. 91. it was too violent and treated suicide in a Nov. 2000, p. 195; Mar. 2001, p. 76. cavalier manner. Other parents cited inappro- Block, Francesca Lia. Baby Be-Bop. priate sexual content or gender stereotyping. Allington, Richard. Once Upon A Hippo. HarperCollins. Removed from the mandatory Source: May 2000, p. 92; Sept. 2000, p. Scott, Foresman. Challenged, but retained in reading program at the Norman L. Sullivan 145. the Gwinnett County, Ga. schools (2000). A Middle School in Bonsall, Calif. (2000) due to parent challenged the title because of a refer- sexually explicit language. Source: May ______. Beyond the Chocolate War. Knopf. ence to a character called Ngai, described as 2000, p. 76. Retained as optional reading for eighth the “god of everything and everywhere.” graders at Rice Avenue Middle School in Source: May 2000, pp. 76-77; July 2000, p. Bloom, Harold, ed. Modern Critical Girard, Pa. (2000). A grandmother found the 124. Views: James Baldwin. Chelsea House book offensive and didn’t want her grand- Pubs. Removed in the Southern Columbia daughters reading it. Source: May 2000, p. Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of the School District in Elysburg, Pa. (2000) 92. Butterflies. Algonquin; Plume. Withdrawn because of concerns about sexual references from inclusion at the Paul D. Schreiber High and foul language in a single passage. ______. The Chocolate War. Dell; Pantheon. School in Port Washington, N.Y. (2000) Source: July 2000, p. 104. Challenged in York County, Va. (2000) due to because of a drawing of a homemade bomb. sexually explicit language. Retained as The text preceding and following the hand- Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood: A True optional reading for eighth graders at Rice written diagram does not provide details or Account of a Multiple Murder and its Avenue Middle School in Girard, Pa. (2000). instructions. The novel was nominated for Consequences. Modern Library; Random; A grandmother found the book offensive and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Vintage; G.K. Hall; Transaction. Banned, but didn’t want her granddaughters reading it. 1995 and named a Best Book for Young later reinstated after community protests at Challenged on the eighth-grade reading list Adults by the American Library Association. the Windsor Forest High School in of the Lancaster, Mass. School District Source: Jan. 2001, pp. 13-14. Savannah, Ga. (2000). The controversy (2000), due to the book’s language and con- began in early 1999 when a parent com- tent. Challenged at a Beaver Local Board of Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged plained about sex, violence, and profanity in Education meeting in Lisbon, Ohio (2001) as Bird Sings. Bantam. Challenged on the the book that was part of an advanced place- a “pornographic” book that should be Poolesville High School, Md. (2000) reading ment English class. Source: Mar. 2001, p. removed from high school English classes. list due to the book’s sexual content and lan- 76. Source: May 2000, pp. 78, 92; Sept. 2000, guage. Source: Nov. 2000, p. 196. pp. 144-45; Mar. 2001, pp. 43, 57. Cody, Robin. Ricochet River. Knopf. Anonymous. Go Ask Alice. Avon; Prentice- Retained by the West Linn-Wilsonville School ______. We All Fall Down. Dell. Restricted in Hall. Retained as optional reading for eighth Board in Wilsonville, Oreg. (2000) despite Arlington, Tex. middle and high schools to graders at Rice Avenue Middle School in objections that the book contains explicit students who have written parental permis- Girard, Pa. (2000). A grandmother found the depictions of teenage sexual encounters sion, due to concerns over violent content. book offensive because it contains “filth and without explanation of the consequences. Removed from the Carver Middle School smut” that she didn’t want her granddaugh- Source: Jan. 2001, p. 36. library in Leesburg, Fla. (2000) after parents ters reading. Source: May 2000, p. 92. complained about the book’s content and lan- Conroy, Pat. The Lords of Discipline. guage. Challenged in the Tamaqua, Pa. Area Anthony, Piers. Question Quest. Morrow. Bantam. Banned, but later reinstated after School District (2001) because the book Removed from the mandatory reading pro- community protests at the Windsor Forest “might not be appropriate for younger school- gram at the Norman L. Sullivan Middle High School in Savannah, Ga. (2000). The mates.” Source: May 2000, p. 75; School in Bonsall, Calif. (2000) due to sexu- controversy began in early 1999 when a par- July 2000, p. 103; Mar. 2001, p. 54. ally explicit language. Source: May 2000, p. ent complained about sex, violence, and pro- 76. fanity in the book that was part of an Duncan, Lois. Daughters of Eve. Little. advanced placement English class. Source: Removed from the Fairfax County, Va. middle Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Mar. 2000, p. 63; Mar. 2001, p. 76. school libraries and classrooms (2000) Tale. Fawcett; Houghton; Simon; Hall. because “it promotes risky behavior and vio- Downgraded from “required” to “optional” on Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorist. lence and also seeks to prejudice young vul- the summer reading list for eleventh graders Scholastic, Inc. Retained in Rockville, Md. nerable minds on several issues.” Source: in the Upper Moreland, Pa. School District (2000) on Montgomery County middle school July 2000, p. 105. (2000) due to “age-inappropriate” subject reading lists, over objections that the book is matter. Source: Sept. 2000, p. 145. anti-Arab. Challenged, but retained at the Escoffier, Jeffrey. John Maynard Franklin Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Keynes. Chelsea House Pubs. Removed Iowa (2000) despite objections that the book from the Anaheim, Calif. school district (2000) 2 Develop Yourself. Expose

because school officials said the book is too school and district levels, the book was being Kellogg, Steven. Pinkerton, Behave! difficult for middle school students and that it considered for the district’s approved reading Dial. Challenged, but retained at the Elm could cause harassment against students list for high school students. Students are Tree Elementary School library in Benton, seen with it. The American Civil Liberties not required to read listed books of which Ark. (2000) despite the objections to a char- Union of Southern California filed suit in Doe they or their parents disapprove. Source: acter in the book holding a gun. Source: v. Anaheim Union High School District alleg- July 2000, p. 106. Jan. 2001, p. 35. ing that the removal is “a pretext for view- point-based censorship.” The ACLU claims Harris, Robie H. It’s Perfectly Normal: A Kenan, Randall. James Baldwin. Chelsea no other books have been removed from the Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, junior high library for similar reasons, even Sex, and Sexual Health. Candlewick Pr. Calif. school district (2000) because school though several, such as works by Challenged in the Holland, Mass. Public officials said the book is too difficult for mid- Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Library (2000) due to its sexually explicit con- dle school students and that it could cause reading. The ACLU contends that the school tent. The book was moved from the chil- harassment against students seen with it. officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint dren’s to the adult section of the library. The American Civil Liberties Union of discrimination by removing the book because Challenged at the Marion County, Fla. Public Southern California filed suit in Doe v. if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: Library (2001). Critics called the book porno- Anaheim Union High School District alleging Mar. 2001, p. 53. graphic and demanded it be permanently that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- removed from the library or placed in a spe- based censorship.” The ACLU claims no Follett, Ken. The Hammer of Eden. cial restricted-access area. Source: Sept. other books have been removed from the Random; Crown; Fawcett. Challenged at the 2000, p. 143; Mar. 2001, p. 54. junior high library for similar reasons, even Great Falls, Mont. High School library (2000). though several, such as works by Parents called for the review of all library Hegi, Ursula. Stones from the River. Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult books and the adoption of stricter rules to Scribner; Simon. Banned, but later reinstat- reading. The ACLU contends that the school keep “obscenity” off library shelves. Source: ed after community protests at the Windsor officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint Mar. 2001, p. 54. Forest High School in Savannah, Ga. (2000). discrimination by removing the book because The controversy began in early 1999 when a if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: Gaines, Ernest. A Lesson Before Dying. parent complained about sex, violence, and Mar. 2001, p. 53. Knopf; Vintage. Banned, but later reinstated profanity in the book that was part of an after community protests at the Windsor advanced placement English class. Source: Kesey, Ken. One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Forest High School in Savannah, Ga. (2000). Mar. 2000, p. 63; Mar. 2001, p. 76. Nest. NAL; Penguin; Viking. Challenged in The controversy began in early 1999 when a the Placentia-Yorba Linda, Calif. Unified parent complained about sex, violence, and Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. Dell; Viking. School District (2000) after complaints by profanity in the book that was part of an Challenged at the George Washington Middle parents stated that teachers “can choose the advanced placement English class. Source: School in Eleanor, W.Va. (2000) due to objec- best books, but they keep choosing this Mar. 2000, p. 63; Mar. 2001, p. 76. tions to the focus on gangs and gang fights. garbage over and over again.” Source: Mar. Source: July 2000, p. 106. 2001, p. 55. Gettings, Fred. Dictionary of Demons. Trafalgar Square Pub. Moved out of the cir- ______. Tex. Dell. Restricted by the Central Klein, Norma. Just Friends. Fawcett. culating collection of the Northwood, Ohio Dauphin school board in Harrisburg, Pa. Removed from the mandatory reading pro- High School library (2000) because of con- (2000) due to graphic language. Source: gram at the Norman L. Sullivan Middle cerns that the book promotes the occult. Sept. 2000, p. 144. School in Bonsall, Calif. (2000) due to sexu- Source: May 2000, p. 75. ally explicit language. Source: May 2000, p. Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. Houghton. 76. Gilstrap, John. Nathan’s Run. The publisher of the first unabridged Czech HarperCollins; Warner. Challenged in the edition received a three-year suspended sen- Koertge, Ronald. Where the Kissing Everett, Wash. School District (2000) due to tence for promoting Nazism. Czech police Never Stopped. Atlantic Monthly Pr. sexual explicitness and violence. Source: seized some 300 copies of the book. Source: Retained as optional reading for eighth Sept. 2000, p. 144. Mar. 2001, p. 62. graders at Rice Avenue Middle School in Girard, Pa. (2000). A grandmother found the Ginsberg, Allen. Howl and Other Poems. Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. book offensive and didn’t want her grand- City Lights. Prohibited in the Jacksonville, Harper. Removed from the Foley, Ala. High daughters reading it. Source: May 2000, p. Fla. Forrest High School advanced place- School library (2000) pending review, 92. ment English class (2000) because of because a parent complained that its charac- descriptions of homosexual acts. The class ters showed contempt for religion, marriage, Letts, Billie. Where the Heart Is. G. K. syllabus warns students and parents that and the family. The parent complained to the Hall; Warner. Challenged in the Tamaqua, some people might find the reading objec- school and to Alabama Governor Don Pa. Area School District (2001) because the tionable and offers an alternative assignment. Siegelman. Source: Nov. 2000, p. 193; Jan. book “might not be appropriate for younger The prohibition led to the review of all materi- 2001, p. 11. schoolmates.” Source: Mar. 2001, p. 54. als taught in the class. Source: Jan. 2001, p. 12. Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meany. Levenkron, Steven. The Best Little Girl in Ballantine; Morrow. Challenged in the the World. Contemporary Books. Retained Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars. Kanawha County, W.Va. high schools (2000) as optional reading for eighth graders at Rice Harcourt; Thorndike Pr.; Vintage. Restricted as “pornographic, offensive and vulgar.” The Avenue Middle School in Girard, Pa. (2000). by the South Kitsap, Wash. School District novel is on the county book list for suggested A grandmother found the book offensive and board (2000) after critics complained about reading material for the eleventh and twelfth didn’t want her granddaughters reading it. the book’s sexual content and profanity. After grades. Source: July 2000, p. 106. Source: May 2000, p. 92. being approved by committees at the high Your Mind to a Banned Book.

Llywelyn, Morgan. Druids. Morrow. ______. Halloween ABC. Macmillan. ______. Hoops. Dell. Challenged but Challenged at Thomas Jefferson High School Challenged, but retained in the Wellsville, retained in Vanlue, Ohio (2000) High School in Fairfax County, Va. (2000) due to its depic- N.Y. elementary school library (2000) despite English classes despite objections that the tions of oral sex and rape. Source: Sept. complaints the book promotes violence. book is evil and depicts drugs, alcohol, and 2000, pp. 145-46. Source: Mar. 2001, p. 75. sex. Source: July 2000, p. 125.

Martin, W. K. Marlene Dietrich. Chelsea Meyer, Michael, ed. Bedford Introduction Nelson, O. T. The Girl Who Owned a City. House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, to Literature. St. Martin. The Paxon School Runestone Pr.; Lerner Pubs. Challenged in Calif. school district (2000) because school for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Fla. the Fort Fairfield, Maine schools (2000) officials said the book is too difficult for mid- (2000) principal authorized teachers to cut because the book promotes violence, includ- dle school students and that it could cause out the play Angels in America from the text- ing explaining how to make a Molotov cock- harassment against students seen with it. book. The Duval County School Board first tail. Source: July 2000, p. 104. The American Civil Liberties Union of banned the play three years ago after learn- Southern California filed suit in Doe v. ing that it was being used in a class at Nunokawa, Jeff. Oscar Wilde. Chelsea Anaheim Union High School District alleging Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- play is the first half of Tony Kushner’s work Calif. school district (2000) because school based censorship.” The ACLU claims no depicting the United States in the 1980s as officials said the book is too difficult for mid- other books have been removed from the the AIDS epidemic began to spread. It won dle school students and that it could cause junior high library for similar reasons, even the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for drama and several harassment against students seen with it. though several, such as works by Tony awards, including best play. Source: The American Civil Liberties Union of Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Mar. 2001, p. 56. Southern California filed suit in Doe v. reading. The ACLU contends that the school Anaheim Union High School District alleging officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint Mishima, Yukio. The Sound of Waves. that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- discrimination by removing the book because Putnam. Challenged in the Newark, Calif. based censorship.” The ACLU claims no if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: Unified School District (2001) because the other books have been removed from the Mar. 2001, p. 53. book is sexually explicit. Source: Mar. 2001, junior high library for similar reasons, even p. 55. though several, such as works by Martinac, Paula. k. d. lang. Chelsea Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, Morrison, Toni. Sula. Knopf. Challenged reading. The ACLU contends that the school Calif. school district (2000) because school on the Poolesville High School, Md. (2000) officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint officials said the book is too difficult for mid- reading list because of the book’s sexual discrimination by removing the book because dle school students and that it could cause content and language. On Oct. 5, 2000, if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: harassment against students seen with it. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Paul Mar. 2001, p. 53. The American Civil Liberties Union of McGuckian dismissed the bid to ban the work Southern California filed suit in Doe v. from the curriculum. The school, however, O’Brien, Sharon. Willa Cather. Chelsea Anaheim Union High School District alleging decided to remove the book from the sum- House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- mer reading list. Source: Nov. 2000, p. 196; Calif. school district (2000) because school based censorship.” The ACLU claims no Jan. 2001, pp. 36-37. officials said the book is too difficult for mid- other books have been removed from the dle school students and that it could cause junior high library for similar reasons, even Mungo, Raymond. Liberace. Chelsea harassment against students seen with it. though several, such as works by House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, The American Civil Liberties Union of Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Calif. school district (2000) because school Southern California filed suit in Doe v. reading. The ACLU contends that the school officials said the book is too difficult for mid- Anaheim Union High School District alleging officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint dle school students and that it could cause that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- discrimination by removing the book because harassment against students seen with it. based censorship.” The ACLU claims no if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: The American Civil Liberties Union of other books have been removed from the Mar. 2001, p. 53. Southern California filed suit in Doe v. junior high library for similar reasons, even Anaheim Union High School District alleging though several, such as works by Mathabane, Mark. Kaffir Boy. NAL. that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Removed from sophomore reading list at based censorship.” The ACLU claims no reading. The ACLU contends that the school Armijo High School in Fairfield, Calif. (2000) other books have been removed from the officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint due to its sexual content. Source: Nov. junior high library for similar reasons, even discrimination by removing the book because 2000, p. 195. though several, such as works by if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Mar. 2001, p. 53. McCullers, Carson. Member of the reading. The ACLU contends that the school Wedding. Houghton. Challenged in the officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Tamaqua, Pa. Area School District (2001) discrimination by removing the book because Broadway Bks.; Houghton. Challenged, but because the book “might not be appropriate if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: retained at the Pennridge, Pa. high school for younger schoolmates.” Source: Mar. Mar. 2001, p. 53. (2000) despite a protest of the book’s strong 2001, p. 54. language. O’Brien was a finalist for the 1990 Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels. Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Merriam, Eve. The Inner City Mother Scholastic. Challenged, but retained in the Circle Award. Source: Jan. 2001, p. 37. Goose. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone. Arlington, Tex. school district’s junior high Removed from the Whitney Point, N.Y. mid- school libraries (2000) despite a parent’s O’Connor, Flannery. The Complete dle school library (2000) after a parent com- complaint that the book’s content was too Stories. Noonday Pr. Prohibited at the plained about its language and content. strong for younger students. Source: Jan. Opelousas, La. Catholic High School (2000) Source: July 2000, p. 104. 2001, p. 36. by Bishop Edward J. O’Donnell of Lafayette, La. along with any “similar book.” Some par- 4 ents protested when they saw the word “nig- Pilkey, Dav. Adventures of Captain ______. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ger” in the collection of short stories assigned Underpants. Blue Sky Pr. Removed from the Scholastic. Challenged in six Santa Rosa for the summer reading of students after their Maple Hill School in Naugatuck, Conn. County schools in Pace, Fla. (2000) for its junior year. Source: Jan. 2001, p. 13. (2000) due to concerns that it caused unruly presentation of witchcraft. Retained in the behavior among children. Source: May Durham School District, Ont., Canada (2000) Parish, James Robert. Whoopi 2000, p. 73. after a challenge of the series because of Goldberg: Her Journey from Poverty to concerns about witchcraft. Challenged, but Mega-Stardom. Carol Pub. Group. Retained Pomeroy, Wardell B. Boys and Sex. retained in Arab, Ala. school libraries and in the Muskego-Norway, Wis. School District Delacorte. Challenged in the Charlotte, N.C. accelerated reader programs (2000) over (2000) after a challenge of the book because Public Library (2000) because of its sexual objections that the author “is a member of the it contains vulgar language. Source: July content. Source: Sept. 2000, p. 143. occult and the book encourages children to 2000, p. 105; Nov. 2000, p. 216. practice witchcraft.” Challenged in the ______. Girls and Sex. Delacorte. Fresno, Calif. Unified School District class- Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called It. Health Challenged in the Charlotte, N.C. Public rooms (2000) by a religious group voicing Communications; Omaha Pr. Pub. Co. Library (2000) because of its sexual content. concerns about sorcery and witchcraft. Removed from the Sussex, Del. Central Source: Sept. 2000, p. 143. Restricted to students with parental permis- Middle School (2000) until the committee sion in the Santa Fe, Tex. school district completes its review because of the book’s Reynolds, Marilyn. Detour for Emmy. (2000) because critics say the book promotes profanity and violence. Source: July 2000, Morning Glory Pr. Removed from Dysart witchcraft. Challenged, but retained in the p. 105. Unified School District libraries, Dysart, Ariz., Newfound Area School District in Bristol, N.H. (2000) for its portrayal of teenage pregnancy. (2000) despite an objection the book “is Pike, Christopher. Bury Me Deep. Source: May 2000, p. 73. scary.” Banned from the Christian Outreach Archway. Removed from the Nampa, Idaho College library in Queensland, Australia West Middle School (2000) due to its vio- Rodgers, Mary. Freaky Friday. Harper; (2000) because the book was considered vio- lence and sexual content. Source: May ABC-CLIO. Pulled from the library shelves of lent and dangerous. Source: Nov. 2000, pp. 2000, p. 74. Hernando County, Fla. schools (2000) based 193-94, 216; Jan. 2001, pp. 11, 12, 13, 15; on a parent’s complaint about the book’s ref- Mar. 2001, pp. 43, 62, 75. ______. Chain Letter 2. Flare. Removed erences to drinking and smoking, characters from the Nampa, Idaho West Middle School who take God’s name in vain, and the claim ______. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of (2000) due to its violence and sexual content. that it advocates violence. Source: Mar. Azkaban. Scholastic. Challenged in Bend, Source: May 2000, p. 74. 2001, p. 53. Oreg. at the Three Rivers Elementary School (2000) due to references to witchcraft and ______. Last Act. Archway. Removed from Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the concerns the book will lead children to hatred the Nampa, Idaho South Middle School Chamber of Secrets. Scholastic. Challenged and rebellion. Challenged in the Salamanca, (2000) due to its violence and sexual content. in Bend, Oreg. at the Three Rivers N.Y. elementary school libraries (2000) Source: May 2000, p. 74. Elementary School (2000) due to references because a family complained about the to witchcraft and concerns the book will lead book’s dark themes. Retained at Orange ______. The Listeners. Tor Bks. Removed children to hatred and rebellion. Challenged Grove Elementary School in Whittier, Calif. from the Nampa, Idaho West Middle School in the Salamanca, N.Y. elementary school (2000); it was challenged for dealing with (2000) due to its violence and sexual content. libraries (2000) because a family complained magic and bad experiences. Challenged in Source: May 2000, p. 74. about the book’s dark themes. Retained at six Santa Rosa County schools in Pace, Fla. Orange Grove Elementary School in Whittier, (2000) for its presentation of witchcraft. ______. The Lost Mind. Pocket Bks. Calif. (2000); it was challenged for dealing Retained in the Durham School District, Ont., Removed from the Nampa, Idaho West with magic and bad experiences. Challenged Canada (2000) after a challenge of the series Middle School (2000) due to its violence and in six Santa Rosa County schools in Pace, because of concerns about witchcraft. sexual content. Source: May 2000, p. 74. Fla. (2000) for its presentation of witchcraft. Challenged, but retained in Arab, Ala. school Retained in the Durham School District, Ont., libraries and accelerated reader programs ______. The Midnight Club. Pocket Bks. Canada (2000) after a challenge of the series (2000) over objections that the author “is a Removed from the Nampa, Idaho West because of concerns about witchcraft. member of the occult and the book encour- Middle School (2000) due to its violence and Challenged, but retained in Arab, Ala. school ages children to practice witchcraft.” sexual content. Source: May 2000, p. 74. libraries and accelerated reader programs Challenged in the Fresno, Calif. Unified (2000) over objections that the author “is a School District classrooms (2000) by a reli- ______. Remember Me 3. Pocket Bks. member of the occult and the book encour- gious group voicing concerns about sorcery Removed from the Nampa, Idaho West ages children to practice witchcraft.” and witchcraft. Restricted to students with Middle School (2000) due to its violence and Challenged in the Fresno, Calif. Unified parental permission in the Santa Fe, Tex. sexual content. Source: May 2000, p. 74. School District classrooms (2000) by a reli- School District (2000) because critics say the gious group voicing concerns about sorcery book promotes witchcraft. Challenged, but ______. The Star Group. Archway. Removed and witchcraft. Restricted to students with retained in the Newfound Area School District from the Nampa, Idaho West Middle School parental permission in the Santa Fe, Tex. in Bristol, N.H. (2000) despite an objection (2000) due to its violence and sexual content. School District (2000) because critics say the that the book “is scary.” Banned from the Source: May 2000, p. 74. book promotes witchcraft. Challenged, but Christian Outreach College library in retained in the Newfound Area School District Queensland, Australia (2000) because the ______. Witch. Archway. Removed from the in Bristol, N.H. (2000) despite an objection book was considered violent and dangerous. Nampa, Idaho West Middle School (2000) that the book “is scary.” Banned from the Source: May 2000, p. 77; July 2000, p. 124; due to its violence and sexual content. Christian Outreach College library in Sept. 2000, pp. 165-66; Nov. 2000, pp. 193- Source: May 2000, p. 74. Queensland, Australia (2000) because the 94, 216; Jan. 2001, pp. 11, 12, 13, 15; Mar. book was considered violent and dangerous. 2001, pp. 43, 62, 75. Source: May 2000, p. 77; July 2000, p. 124; Sept. 2000, pp. 165-66; Nov. 2000, pp. 193- 94, 216; Jan. 2001, pp. 11, 12, 13, 15; Mar. 2001, pp. 43, 62, 75. ______. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Santiago, Esmeralda. When I Was Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Stone. Scholastic. Challenged in Bend, Puerto Rican. Addison-Wesley; Vintage. Dell; Dial. Removed as required reading for Oreg. at the Three Rivers Elementary School Challenged in the Newark, Calif. Unified sophomores at the Coventry, R. I. High School (2000) due to references to witchcraft and School District (2001) because the book is (2000) after a parent complained that it con- concerns the book will lead children to hatred sexually explicit. Source: Mar. 2001, p. 55. tained vulgar language, violent imagery, and and rebellion. Challenged in the Cedar sexual content. Source: Jan. 2001, p. 14. Rapids, Iowa school libraries (2000) because Schwartz, Alvin. And the Green Grass the book romantically portrays witches, war- Grew All Around. HarperCollins Pub. Welch, James. Fools Crow. Doubleday; locks, wizards, goblins, and sorcerers. Removed from elementary and middle school Viking; Penguin. Challenged, but retained at Challenged in the Salamanca, N.Y. elemen- library shelves by the Central Dauphin school the Bozeman, Mont. High School (2000) tary school libraries (2000) because a family board in Harrisburg, Pa. (2000) due to its despite objections to its descriptions of rape, complained about the book’s dark themes. explicit language. Source: Sept. 2000, p. mutilation, sex, and violence. Source: Mar. Retained at Orange Grove Elementary 144. 2000, p. 51; July 2000, p. 125. School in Whittier, Calif. (2000); it was chal- lenged for dealing with magic and bad expe- Sherman, Josepha and Weisskopf, White, Edmund, ed. Faber Book of Gay riences. Challenged in six Santa Rosa T. K. F. Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts. Short Fiction. Faber. Challenged in the County schools in Pace, Fla. (2000) for its August House Pubs. Retained in the collec- Charlotte, N.C. Public Library (2000) because presentation of witchcraft. Retained in the tion of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library of its sexual content. Source: Sept. 2000, p. Durham School District, Ont., Canada, (2000) in Kingston, Ont., Canada (2000). It had 143. after a challenge of the series because of been challenged as unsuitable for children. concerns about witchcraft. Challenged, but Source: Sept. 2000, p. 165. Williams-Garcia, Rita. Like Sisters on the retained in Arab, Ala. school libraries and Homefront. Lodestar Bks. Removed from accelerated reader programs (2000) over Snyder, Jane McIntosh. Sappho. Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, objections that the author “is a member of the Chelsea House Pubs. Removed from the Pa., elementary and middle school library occult and the book encourages children to Anaheim, Calif. school district (2000) shelves (2000) due to explicit language. practice witchcraft.” Challenged in the because school officials said the book is too Source: Sept. 2000, p. 144. Fresno, Calif. Unified School District class- difficult for middle school students and that it rooms (2000) by a religious group voicing could cause harassment against students Wolfe, Daniel. T. E. Lawrence. Chelsea concerns about sorcery and witchcraft. seen with it. The American Civil Liberties House Pubs. Removed from the Anaheim, Challenged in the Fresno, Calif. Unified Union of Southern California filed suit in Doe Calif. school district (2000) because school School District classrooms (2000) by a reli- v. Anaheim Union High School District alleg- officials said the book is too difficult for mid- gious group voicing concerns about sorcery ing that the removal is “a pretext for view- dle school students and that it could cause and witchcraft. Restricted to students with point-based censorship.” The ACLU claims harassment against students seen with it. parental permission in the Santa Fe, Tex. no other books have been removed from the The American Civil Liberties Union of School District (2000) because critics say the junior high library for similar reasons, even Southern California filed suit in Doe v. book promotes witchcraft. Challenged, but though several, such as works by Anaheim Union High School District alleging retained in the Newfound Area School District Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult that the removal is “a pretext for viewpoint- in Bristol, N.H. (2000) despite an objection reading. The ACLU contends that the school based censorship.” The ACLU claims no that the book “is scary.” Banned from the officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint other books have been removed from the Christian Outreach College library in discrimination by removing the book because junior high library for similar reasons, even Queensland, Australia (2000) because the if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: though several, such as works by book was considered violent and dangerous. Mar. 2001, p. 53. Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult Source: May 2000, p. 77; July 2000, pp. reading. The ACLU contends that the school 104, 124; Sept. 2000, pp. 165-66; Nov. 2000, Speare, Elizabeth George. The Sign officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint pp. 193-94, 216; Jan. 2001, pp. 11, 12, 13, of the Beaver. Houghton. Challenged in a discrimination by removing the book because 15; Mar. 2001, pp. 43, 62, 75. Pinellas County, Fla. elementary school if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: (2000) for use of the word “squaw” to refer to Mar. 2001, p. 53. Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: Is He a Native American women. Source: May 2000, Girl? Random. Challenged in the New p. 76. Zwerman, Gilda. Martina Navratilova. Lenox, Ill. elementary school (2000) because Chelsea House Pubs. Removed from the its young hero plays with girls and dreams Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]. Anaheim, Calif. school district (2000) that he wears a dress to baseball practice. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Bantam; because school officials said the book is too Source: July 2000, p. 104. Bobbs-Merrill; Grosset; Harper; Holt; difficult for middle school students and that it Houghton; Longman; Macmillan; NAL; could cause harassment against students Salinger, J. D. Catcher in the Rye. Norton; Penguin; Pocket Bks. Challenged, seen with it. The American Civil Liberties Bantam; Little. Challenged, but retained on but retained in the Enid, Okla. schools Union of Southern California filed suit in Doe the shelves of Limestone County, Ala. school (2000). The novel was previously removed v. Anaheim Union High School District alleg- district (2000) despite objections about the from the curriculum in Enid in 1977 after simi- ing that the removal is “a pretext for view- book’s foul language. Banned, but later rein- lar protests. It was returned to the required point-based censorship.” The ACLU claims stated after community protests at the reading list in 1991. Challenged in the no other books have been removed from the Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, Kankakee, Ill. School District (2001) because junior high library for similar reasons, even Ga. (2000). The controversy began in early the book uses the word “nigger.” Source: though several, such as works by 1999 when a parent complained about sex, Mar. 2000, p. 52; July 2000, p. 125; Mar. Shakespeare and Dickens, are more difficult violence, and profanity in the book that was 2001, p. 57. reading. The ACLU contends that the school part of an advanced placement English class. officials engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint Source: May 2000, p. 91; July 2000, p. 123; discrimination by removing the book because Mar. 2001, p. if contains gay and lesbian material. Source: Mar. 2001, p. 53.

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