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BANNED BOOKS

1.Forever… by Judy Blume

Katherine and Michael are in love, and Katherine knows it’s forever—especially after she loses her virginity to him. But when they’re separated for the summer, she begins to have feelings for another boy. What does this say about her love for Michael? And what does “forever” mean, anyway? Is this the love of a lifetime, or the very beginning of a lifetime of love?

This book was frequently challenged because it discussed topics that weren’t often discussed, such as masturbation, birth control, and teenage sex.

 

2. Tweak by Nic Sheff

This New York Times bestselling memoir of a young man’s addiction to methamphetamine tells a raw, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery.

Tweak was removed from a summer reading list at a New Jersey high school after a few parents complained about instances of sexual content.

 

3. Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser

For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates hostage at a school dance. In the panic of this desperate situation, it soon becomes clear that only one thing matters to Bendan and Gary: revenge.

This book was questioned due to a student’s aunt’s concerns about the book’s depiction of school violence.

 

4. Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. Then, Kristina meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul—her life.

This book was hit with complaints because it includes “drugs, offensive language and sexually explicit” content since it’s about a teenage crystal meth addict.

 

5. Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Life, Alice McKinley feels, is just one big embarrassment. Here she is, about to be a teenager and she doesn’t know how. It’s worse for her than for anyone else, she believes, because she has no role model. Her mother has been dead for years. Help and advice can only come from her father, manager of a music store, and her nineteen-year-old brother, who is a slob. What do they know about being a teen age girl? What she needs, Alice decides, is a gorgeous woman who does everything right, as a roadmap, so to speak. When her sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Plotkin’s assigns for each member of the class to keep a journal of their thoughts and feelings. Alice calls hers “The Agony of Alice,” and in it she records all the embarrassing things that happen to her.

The books feature “very questionable pages” according to the principal at a Missouri middle school.

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