I can imagine the first one would be hard, smile. But still a good set of books. Smile. I had to smile about To Kill a Mocking Bird on the list, I mean, this book is considered a classic because of its portrayal of fairly accurate racism, smile. Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jamie Yates, CPhT To: Bookshare Volunteers Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:06 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Banned Books Week The ten most banned books of 2009 are listed as: **NOT IN THE COLLECTION 1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: drugs, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 2. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Reasons: homosexuality *IN THE COLLECTION 3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: anti-family, drugs, homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 4. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer Reasons: religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group * IN THE COLLECTION 6. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 7. My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence *IN THE COLLECTION 8. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 9. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group *IN THE COLLECTION 10. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours: http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 See everything I've read this year at: www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html