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Some of the Teen Books Challenged, Restricted, Removed or Banned in 2011 and 2012

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time IndianThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit.

SpeakSpeak
by Laurie Halse Anderson

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit.

Ender's GameEnder's Game
by Orson Scott Card

Set in a future where children are trained for military battle using video games, Ender rises above his peers to become a commander of a virtual army.

Reason: unsuited to age group.

Looking for AlaskaLooking for Alaska
by John Green

Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.

Reason: offensive language.

House of Night Book 2: BetrayedHouse of Night Book 2: Betrayed
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs. She actually has a boyfriend or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night.

Reason: sexually explicit.

The Perks of Being a WallflowerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt.

Reason: sexually explicit.

Hold StillHold Still
by Nina LaCour

Ingrid didn't leave a note. Three months after her best friend's suicide, Caitlin finds what she left instead: a journal, hidden under Caitlin's bed.

Reason: offensive language.

TangledTangled
by Carolyn Mackler

The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit.

Twenty Boy SummerTwenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler

While on vacation in California, sixteen-year-old best friends Anna and Frankie conspire to find a boy for Anna's first kiss, but Anna harbors a painful secret that threatens their lighthearted plan and their friendship.

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit.

Tweak: Growing Up On MethamphetaminesTweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
by Nic Sheff

The author details his immersion in a world of hardcore drugs, revealing the mental and physical depths of addiction, and the violent relapse one summer in California that forever changed his life, leading him down the road to recovery.

Reasons: drug use, sexually explicit

Source: American Library Association

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