It's Banned Books Week (till Saturday, I think)! As a librarian and a supporter of intellectual freedom, I'm delighted. So, here's the American Library Association's article on the top banned and challenged (books people attempt to ban) books of 2006, with links including one to a list of banned books over the years.
My absolute favorite is a tie between two:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, which I've already mentioned was the book that got me started on reading science fiction, as well as being one of the better science fiction and fantasy (it's both) titles I've read. Its crimes: witchcraft and "nontraditional view of Christianity" 8-P
Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden, the first significant young adult book written about a lesbian relationship. It's as beautifully written and authentic as any GLBT book for teens that I've read. The romance is simply lovely from Annie and Liza's first meeting at the Cloisters in NY city to their differences in social status to the personal and social complications they have to deal with.
Update: Since there's no room on our Banned Books display at work, I put a copy of Annie on My Mind on our Staff Recommends display!
I also enjoyed reading the most-banned/challenged book of 2006, And Tango Makes Three, about two male penguins raising an egg and chick that the mother of a male/female pair couldn't handle. Not coincidentally a lovely adoption story that warmed the heart of this prospective adoptive mom.
Want to tell me some of your favorite banned or challenged books?
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