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    Believe it or not, more than fifty years after it was first published and the era that ushered in the Civil Rights Movement, To Kill A Mockingbird is still among the top ten books banned or censored in libraries. If we continue to ban material that "might" be deemed offensive to "anyone" then it won't be long before we raise a generation that is completely ignorant. Each year, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. Here are the top ten books that made the list of most challenged books from 2000-2011. - By Monica Bielanko

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      The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie We should never talk about racism, according to the people who want this book 86ed from their local library. Just pretend it never happened, I guess? Other reasons given for challenging this award-winning novel for young adults: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group. According to Wikipedia "The novel is controversial for... more 
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      The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie We should never talk about racism, according to the people who want this book 86ed from their local library. Just pretend it never happened, I guess? Other reasons given for challenging this award-winning novel for young adults: offensive language; religious viewpoint; sexually explicit; unsuited to age group. According to Wikipedia "The novel is controversial for some of its content on issues such as alcohol, poverty, bullying, references to masturbation and physical arousal, as well as for the tragic deaths of characters and the use of profanity. As a result, some schools have banned the book from school libraries ." Bullying, masturbation, poverty - sounds like the top stories of my teenage years and something I absolutely want my future teen to read. less 

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