ttyl Series Tops List of Most Challenged Titles – Publisher’s Weekly
The ALA has released its list of the Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received 326 reports regarding attempts to remove or restrict materials from school curricula and library bookshelves.
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle topped the list for offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group content. Some other surprising (and not so surprising – Brave New World, anyone? Why are we still battling that?) books and series make the list.