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Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2008
\nOut of 513 challenges as reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom
\n1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
\nReasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group
\n2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
\nReasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence
\n3. TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle
\nReasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
\n4. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
\nReasons: occult\/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence
\n5. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
\nReasons: occult\/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence
\n6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
\nReasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
\n7. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
\nReasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
\n8. Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen
\nReasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group
\n9. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
\nReasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group
\n10. Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper
\nReasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group
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