 | My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.01 Removed from middle school and high school classrooms in Clawson, MI
http://www.wxyz.com/news/story/Book-is-Banned-by-Clawson-School-District/8kCkNR2mlkOMFs_0s2jnbg.cspx
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 | Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 High School students in New Rochelle, NY were ordered to turn all copies of the book in. Pages were then torn out and the books returned to students.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6621988.html?desc=topstory
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 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Alexie, Sherman) by Sherman Alexie
Buy new: $11.04 / Used from: $5.10 Removed from classrooms in Crook County, OR.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081211/NEWS0107/812110432/-1/rss
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 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $4.23 Removed from classrooms in Portage, IN but kept in the library. School newspaper articles about the removal have led to prior review of the student paper.
http://www.post-trib.com/news/porter/1300086,ptgprior.article
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 | Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.19 Removed from high school classrooms in Orestimba, CA.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/edit/RF4MVCIQWC4HM/ref=cm_lm_fullview_edit?ie=UTF8&lm%5Fbb=
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 | And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $5.38 Unsuccessfully challenged in Chico Unified School District, CA
http://www.chicoer.com/lifestyle/schools/ci_10970290?source=email
Challenged in Ankeny, IA Elementary Schools
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200811170405/NEWS/811170325
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 | Me, Penelope by Lisa Jahn-Clough
Buy new: $12.48 / Used from: $0.01 Removed from shelves in Lake County, FL Middle School libraries:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/14/book_banned_at_lake_county_middle_school.html
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 | Angry Blonde by Eminem
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01 Challenged in public libraries in Hamilton, IN.
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 | The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.99 Stolen and challenged in Hayley, OR High School Library. The parent promises to burn the book. UPDATE: She will return the book and go through the challenge process
http://gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/10/19/news/community/1aaa03_bunnies.txt
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008299830_webbunniesuicides22.html
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 | The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: $18.87 / Used from: $12.58 Challenged in Burke County Schools, NC
http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/22/parents-complain-about-books/
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 | Beloved by Toni Morrison
Buy new: $6.68 / Used from: $0.09 Challenged in Burke County Schools, NC
http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/22/parents-complain-about-books/
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 | The Color Purple (Musical Tie-in) by Alice Walker
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.62 Challenged in Burke County Schools, NC
http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/22/parents-complain-about-books/
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 | The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $4.65 Challenged in Burke County Schools, NC
http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/22/parents-complain-about-books/
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 | The Bluest Eye (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison
Buy used from: $0.01 Challenged in Burke County Schools, NC
http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/22/parents-complain-about-books/
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 | The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Buy new: $6.50 / Used from: $0.95 Challenged in Sampson School District, NC.
http://www.clintonnc.com/articles/2008/10/24/news/doc4901cd2e48de8892592263.txt
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 | ttyl (Talk to You Later-Internet Girls) by Lauren Myracle
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.01 Unsuccessfully challenged in Round Rock, TX middle school libraries--challengers want a "mature content" warning sticker placed on book. Removed from Pflugerville, TX middle schools.
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/102708kvue_ttyl-mw.156057d6f.html
http://www.keyetv.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=a30fc937-06eb-4fe5-911e-c639637779f5
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 | Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Banned in Lafourche Parish, LA sophomore classrooms.
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20081017/ARTICLES/810172930/1212?Title=Banned_author_criticizes_decision
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 | Girlology Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out: Stuff You Need to Know About Your Body, Sex, & Dating by Melisa Dr. Holmes
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.73 Removed from shelves while being challenged in Galway, NY public libraries
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/oct/03/1003_book/
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 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Unsuccessfully challenged in Geneva, IL public libraries.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=238212
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 | The Twilight Saga Collection by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $41.50 / Used from: $49.25 Series temporarily pulled from shelves in Capistrano Unified School District, CA middle school libraries.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/books-school-series-2175239-district-library
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 | Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.18 Challenged in Beardstown, IL high school library. Book may only be checked out by high school students, with parental permission.
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/novel_19862___article.html/board_oks.html
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 | Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success by Christopher M. Davidson
Buy new: $28.08 / Used from: $13.18 Banned in the United Arab Emerites
http://www.cupblog.org/?p=373
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 | Almost Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Buy new: $14.44 / Used from: $0.37 Entire Alice series challenged to be moved to the Adult section in St. Louis Public Libraries
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/97D4AD19F38AA43E862574BA00106892?OpenDocument
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 | ttfn (Internet Girls) by Lauren Myracle
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.01 Banned in Marietta, GA Middle School libraries
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/27787764.html
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