Banned Books Week 2008

The St. Charles Public Library DOES NOT BAN these books or any others.

First observed in 1982, Banned Books Week reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. The event is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of College Stores.   It is endorsed by the Library of Congress Center for the Book.

For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning "And Tango Makes Three," a children’s book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the list of American Library Association’s (ALA) 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007.

Three books are new to the list “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes; “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman; and “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle.

See The Illinois Library Association's BOOKS CHALLENGED OR BANNED IN 2007–2008

The "10 Most Challenged Books of 2007" reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles:

	And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
	The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
	Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
	The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Reasons: Racism
	The Color Purple by Alice Walker Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
	TTYL by Lauren Myracle Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Reasons: Sexually Explicit
	It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
	The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
The most frequently challenged authors of 2007 Robert Cormier Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Mark Twain Toni Morrison Philip Pullman Kevin Henkes Lois Lowry Chris Crutcher Lauren Myracle Joann Sfar