Three Under Two and What a Card have both talked about the Top 100 most challenged books from 1990 to 2000. And I had to take a look for myself. Apparently, I’m a rebel, as I’ve read a few…
Here’s what I’ve read (my numbering system doesn’t match theirs…sorry!):
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
(for school)
- Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
- Forever by Judy Blume
(for real?? LOVED this – and all – Judy Blume books!)
- My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
(for school. Liked it so much it prompted me to read their other one on the list.)
- Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
(conveniently located around my favorites, Christopher Pike and William Sleator…this guy actually sucks.)
- A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
(for school. Loved this one too – read more RNP books) - The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
(Are you kidding me?? Both Mike and I agree this book blew our minds – and opened them – when we were young.) - Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
(I remember being so moved by this one.) - The Witches by Roald Dahl
- Blubber by Judy Blume
- Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
(I’ve read all of her books. Are they upset because this one “offs” a teacher?? geez.) - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
(for school) - Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
(remember liking this one…) - What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- The Pigman by Paul Zindel
(I’ve read all of his books too) - Deenie by Judy Blume
- A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
(What?? Love, Love, Love Shel Silverstein) - Cujo by Stephen King
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
(I just can’t get over how many Judy Blume books are on this list. And this one ROCKED.) - The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
- Carrie by Stephen King
- Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
- Family Secrets by Norma Klein
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
(I seriously had to laugh at this one) - How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
- Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
I was SUPPOSED to read these (shh…don’t tell my teachers):
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Brave New World is really incredible. I reread it every few years.
I need to check out that site! I bet I’ve read most of them too. I’ve read “Catcher in the Rye” about 50 times. It’s great!
Isn’t this list amazing? Closed books make closed minds.