Chestnut Hill Library Carries Most Challenged Books

The American Library Association recently released its annual list (for 2011) of the most challenged books of the year. See which books are available locally at the of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle

Reasons: Offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

• None found int he Philadelphia library database

2. The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa

Reasons: Nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

• None found in Philadelphia library database

3. The Hunger Games trilogy by Kathleen Collins

Reasons: Anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; violence

• The Hunger Games: Two copies checked out, one on hold and one being tranferred
• Catching Fire: Two copies checked out, one available
• Mockingjay: Two copies checked out, one on hold and one available

4. My Mom's Having a Baby! A Kid's Month-to-Month Guide to Pregnancy by Dori Hillestad Butler

Reasons: Nudity; sex education; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

• Two copies, both available

5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Reasons: Offensive language; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group

• four copies, all available

6. Alice (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Reasons: Nudity; offensive language; religious viewpoint

• The Agony of Alice (first one published in the series): one copy, available

7. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Reasons: Insensitivity; nudity; racism; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit

• Original Edition: one copy, available
• 1st Perennial Classics Edition: one copy, available

8. What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Reasons: Nudity; offensive language; sexually explicit

• One copy, available

9. Gossip Girl (series) by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Reasons: Drugs; offensive language; sexually explicit

• Two copies, both available

10. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Reasons: Offensive language; racism

• Warner Books Edition: one available, one checked out
• 40th Anniversary Edition: one checked out, one being tranferred