Banned Books Week - Sept. 26-Oct. 3

Banned Books Week is recognized this year the week of September 26 - October 3, 2009. Below is a list of ALA's Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008-

1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
3. TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle
4. Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
5. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
7. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
8. Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen
9. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
10. Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper

Have you read any of the books on the challenged list? How did you feel about the book? What age group do you think it is best suited for?

New YA Books!

Check out one of our new YA books today!

Fiction:
• Exclusively Chloe by J.A. Yang
• Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
• After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr
• The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd
• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
• Orange Houses by Paul Griffin
• Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
• Riley Park by Diane Tullson
• Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian
• Surf Mules by G. Neri
• The Unknowns: a mystery by Benedict Carey
• Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
• 20 Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
• Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Large Print)
• Love the One You’re With by Cecily Von Ziegesar (Gossip Girls-The Carlyles)

Nonfiction:
• Split in 2: Keeping it together when your parents live apart by Karen Buscemi

Not seeing the titles or types of books you like to read? Post a comment to let us know what you'd like to see in the YA collection!