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2004 AND 2005 BANNED AND CHALLENGED BOOKS: PART THREE

Sex, profanity, unsuitable to age group, the occult, and violence remain the primary objections, and most challenges are to materials in schools and school libraries. Please see the Free Expression page for more information about this list.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chobsky. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX and Arrowhead High School, Merton, WI: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

I Am the Cheese, Robert Cormier. Elko Junior High School, Elko, NV: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Sexual content.

Stuck Rubber Baby, Howard Cruse. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

Whale Talk, Chris Crutcher. Limestone County high school libraries, Limestone County, AL: Removed; Eighth-grade Language Arts class, SC: Removed; Grand Ledge High, Grand Ledge, MI: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Profanity.

King & King & Family, Stern Nijland, Linda de Haan. Freeman Elementary School, Wilmington, NC: Restricted to adults; Shelby County Public Library, Shelbyville, IN: Restricted to adults; Metropolitan Library Services, Oklahoma CIty, OK: Restricted to Adults. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

Daughters of Eve, Lois Duncan. Lowell Middle School, Lowell, IN: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Sexual content.

The Sissy Duckling, Harvey Fierstein. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

Life Is Funny, E.R. Frank. All middle-school libraries, Mercede, CA: Removed. Complaint: Sexual content.

My Heartbeat, Garret Freymann-Weyr. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

Holly’s Secret, Nancy Garden. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.

Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey, Margaret Peterson Haddix. Galt Joint Union School District, Sacramento, CA: Removed / Restricted. Complaint: Parental neglect, sexual harassment.

It’s Perfectly Normal, Robie H. Harris. Holt Middle School, Fayetteville, AK: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Sexually explicit.

Eat Me, Linda Jaivin. Marion County Public Library, Ocala, FL: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Sexually explicit.

Pinkerton, Behave!, Steven Kellogg. Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Violence.

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