100 Most Frequently Challenged Books:

(There's a book symbol beside the books that I have read.
My goal was to read all of these before December 31st, 2005 Sooo didn't happen lol).
Some of these books I have read before, but I was reading them again especially for my goal.


  1 Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2 Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite (2/2004)
  3 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4 The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (03/2004)
5 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (05/2004)
  6 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
  7 Forever by Judy Blume
8 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (03/2004) (Now a movie! 2007)
9 Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman (02/2004)
  10 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
11 The Giver by Lois Lowry (Oct, 2003)
12 My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (02/2004)
  13 It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
  14 Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Including: "The Agony of Alice," "Alice in Rapture, Sort Of," "Alice in the Know," "Dangerously Alice," "Alice on Her Way," "Lovingly Alice," "Including Alice," etc.
  15 Goosebumps (Series, all 171 of them) by R.L. Stine
  16 A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
17 The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Nov, 2003)
  18 Sex by Madonna
  19 Earth’s Children (Series, 5 of them: Clan of the Cave Bear; Valley of Horses; Mammoth Hunters; Plains of Passage; Shelters of Stone; & Land of Painted Caves) by Jean M. Auel
20 The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (03/2004)
21 In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (02/2004)
22 The Witches by Roald Dahl (08/2004)
  23 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
  24 The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
  25 Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
  26 The Goats by Brock Cole
27 The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard (02/2004)
28 Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry ("At Your Service" 02/2004)
  29 Final Exit by Derek Humphry
30 Blubber by Judy Blume (02/2004)
31 Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam (02/2004)
32 Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (03/2004)***Very Good!
  33 Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
34 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (03/2004)
35 What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras (03/2004)
  36 Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
37 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (02/2004)
  38 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (need to re-read)

39 The Pigman by Paul Zindel (09/2004)
Also Pigman's Legacy - (09/2004)
  40 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  41 We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
42 Deenie by Judy Blume (08/2004)
  43 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
  44 Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
  45 Beloved by Toni Morrison
46 The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar (02/2004)
47 Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz (02/2004)
48 Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling (04/2003)
49 Cujo by Stephen King (02/2004)
50 James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (02/2004)
51 A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (02/2004)
  52 Ordinary People by Judith Guest
  53 American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
54 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (03/2004)
55 Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) (02/2004)
56 Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard (02/2004)
57 Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole (02/2004)
58 What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras (03/2004)
59 The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell (07/2004)
60 Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Oct, 2003)
  61 Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
62 Crazy Lady by Jane Conly (02/2004)
  63 Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
  64 Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
65 Fade by Robert Cormier (07/2004)
66 Guess What? by Mem Fox (02/2004)
  67 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
  68 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  69 Native Son by Richard Wright
  70 Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
  71 Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
72 On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer (02/2004)
  73 The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
  74 Jack by A.M. Homes
  75 Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
  76 Family Secrets by Norma Klein
  77 Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
  78 Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
  79 Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
  80 The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
  81 Carrie by Stephen King
82 The Dead Zone by Stephen King (Dec 10th 2003)
83 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Nov, 2003)
  84 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
  85 Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
  86 Private Parts by Howard Stern
  87 Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
  88 Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
  89 Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
90 Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman (02/2004)
  91 Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92 Running Loose by Chris Crutcher (09/2004)
  93 Sex Education by Jenny Davis
  94 Jumper by Steven Gould
95 Christine by Stephen King (Dec. 01, 2003)
  96 The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
  97 That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
  98 Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
99 The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain (02/2004)
100 Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (02/2004)


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Finish Date
Book Title Genre
April 26, 2003
Castle Perilous by John DeChancie Fantasy
April 27, 2003
Castle For Rent by John DeChancie Fantasy
May 03, 2003
Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie Fantasy
May 25, 2003
Castle War by John DeChancie Fantasy
May 29, 2003
Castle Murders by John DeChancie Fantasy
June 01, 2003
Castle Dreams by John DeChancie Fantasy
June 06, 2003
Castle Spellbound by John DeChancie Fantasy
June 13, 2003
Bride of the Castle by John DeChancie Fantasy
June, 2003
Magic Kindom of Landover series by Terry Brooks, including "Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold (1)," "The Black Unicorn (2)," "Wizard at Large (3)," & "The Tangle Box (4)." Fantasy
June 19, 2003
The Kruton Interface by John DeChancie Fantasy
NA
NA
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy ed. by Mike Ashley Fantasy
NA
NA
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Fiction
NA
NA
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Fantasy
NA
NA
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Fantasy
NA
NA
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien Fantasy
NA
NA
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien Fantasy
May 2006
Race Riot 1921: Events of the Tulsa Disaster by Mary E. Jones Parrish Documentary
Feb. 14, 2004
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (02/2004) Fiction
Feb. 13, 2004
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss (recommended by Sheila - wonderful book.) Childrens
August, 2004
Oz: Behind These Walls, the Journal of Augustus Hill (was an HBO series) Fiction
August, 2004
Flash Fiction - many authors - Wonderful book! Fiction
...
Timeline break due to me not putting the books I've read on this page... ...
4/2006
Rhinoceros Success by Scott Alexander Personalities
6/2007
Nasty People by Jay Carter, Psy.D. Self-Help/Psych
6/2007
Understanding Your Therapist or Why is This Taking So Long? by Robert H. Pilpel Self-Help/Psych
6/2007
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt Self-Help?
2nd Reading
7/2007
Phillip Pullman's "Dark Materials" series (3 books) Fiction
7/2007
Clyde Reid's "Celebrate the Temporary Self-Help?
7/2007
"Cracked" by Dr. Drew Pinsky Autobiographical
7/2007
"...Hooker" by Terri Randall Autobiography
7/2007
"Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling Fantasy
Current
"The Undesired Princess & The Enchanted Bunny" by L. Sprague De Camp & David Drake Fantasy
Current
"That Hideous Strength" by C. S. Lewis Fantasy
Current
"Girl, Interrupted" by Susanna Kaysen  
Current
"Still Lickin' the Spoon and Other Confessions of a Grown-Up Kid" by Becky Freeman Inspirational?
9/2011
"The Love Workbook" by David R. Lima Self-Help
Current
"Don Quixote Cervantes" by Walter Starkie Autobiography?
7/2007
"101 Nights of Grrreat Sex" by Laura Corn Self-Help?
7/2007
"The Modern Drunkard" by Frank Kelly Rich Humor
7/2007
"The Child Within" Self-Help
2009
"Tongue Fu! How to Deflect, Disarm, and Defuse Any Verbal Conflict" by Sam Horn Self-Help
2010/2011 Naked in Death. - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Glory in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Immortal in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Vengeance in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Holiday in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Conspiracy in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Loyalty in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Witness in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Judgment in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Seduction in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Reunion in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Purity in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Jan - June 2011 One for the Money - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011

Two for the Dough - Janet Evanovich

Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Three to Get Deadly - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Four to Score - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 High Five - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Hot Six - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Seven Up - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Hard Eight - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Visions of Sugar Plums - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 To the Nines - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Ten Big Ones - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Eleven on Top - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Plum Lovin' - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Jan - June 2011 Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich Fiction
Sept 2011 Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovich Fiction
May 2011 Four Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferriss (Changed my life!) Non-Fiction/ Health
  Our Town by Thornton Wilder Play/Classic
July 2011 Imitation in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
July 2011 Divided in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
July 2011 Visions in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
July 2011 Survivor in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Aug 2011 Origin in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Aug 2011 Cowboys & Aliens by Fred Van Lente Old West/Native American/Sci-fi
June 2011 Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
June 2011 Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
July 2011 Club Dead - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
July 2011 Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
July 2011 Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
July 2011 Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
Aug 2011 All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
03.2009 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Vampire/fiction
04.2009 New Moon by Stephenie Meyer Vampire/fiction
04.2009 Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer Vampire/fiction
04.2009 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer Vampire/fiction
Sept 2011 From Dead to Worse - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
Sept 2011 Dead And Gone - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction
Sept 2011 Memory in Death - J.D. Robb's "In-Death Series" Fiction/Sci-fi
Sept 2011 Dead In The Family - Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Mysteries Series" Vampire/fiction


Books in the Wild...


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"[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me.
It is the books that will never be written.
The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship.
As always, young readers will be the real losers."
- Judy Blume


Look up Readalikes... (note to self)
Project Gutenberg (Free books online that are
not copyrighted in the US.
)


Wish List of Books ~ or ~ Which Books are Next on My List to Buy/Read...

Title Author Genre
Besides this list ~ Any book that doesn't have a book beside it to denote that it's been read (list below this one) Bold = Reallllly want. Strikethrough = have now. If it's a series, just the first book will do... All
"The Subtle Knife" & "The Amber Spyglass" (I already have "The Golden Compass") Phillip Pullman Fantasy
Witches' Brew (I have the rest of the series...) Terry Brooks Fantasy
     
The Tamuli Series (Comes after the Eleniam Trilogy) ~ including "Domes of Fire," "The Shining Ones," & "The Hidden City" David Eddings Fantasy
Secrets, Vol. 13: The Best in Women's Erotic Romance (Paperback)
by Rachelle Chase (Author), Amber Green (Author), Charlotte Featherstone (Author), Calista Fox (Author) Fantasy? Romance? Erotic?
A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini ???
Spin Robert Charles Wilson Fantasy?
     
The Primal Scream (I have The Primal Revolution) Arthur Janov, Ph.D. Therapy Theories? Self-Help?
Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever Roger Gould Dieting/Self-Help
Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics
Sasha Cagen  
Sorcery Hall Trilogy: The Bronze King (1), The Silver Glove (2) & The Golden Thread (3) Suzy McKee Charnas Urban Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia including "The Magicians Nephew," "The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe," "The Horse and His Boy," "Prince Caspian," "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," "The Silver Chair," & "The Last Battle." C. S. Lewis Fantasy
The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, Under Stone [BOX SET] (Paperback) Susan Cooper Fantasy
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1); The Shadow in the North (book 2) & The Tiger in the Well (book 3) Philip Pullman Fantasy
Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman Fantasy
The Time Quartet Box Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters) Madeleine L'Engle Fantasy
The Neverending Story Michael Ende Fantasy
"Sabriel," "Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr" & "Abhorsen" Garth Nix Fantasy
Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck ???
Fuck These Postcards (Cards) by Bodhi Oser Comedy?
Evil Thoughts: 22 Postcards (Naughty, Naughty) (Cards) by David Shrigley Comedy?
The Maximum Ride series ~ Recommended by Becky James Patterson Fantasy
Circle Trilogy - Morrigan's Cross, Dance of the Goods, Valley of Silence ~ Recommended by Becky Nora Roberts Fantasy
The Healing Power of Humor: Techniques for Getting Through Loss, Setbacks, Upsets, Disappointments, Difficulties, Trials, Tribulations, and All That Not-So-Funny-Stuff" Jollytologist Allen Klein Self-Help
Living with P.C.O.S.: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome... ? Self-Help
Loving someone with Bipolar Disorder Julie A Fast & John D. Preston Psy.D Self-Help
The Essence of Style Joan Dijon? ?
Sensuous Magic Patrick Califia-Rice ?
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns Philip Miller & Molly Devon ?
Good Omens Neil Gaimen ?
One for Sorrow Two for Joy Clive Woodall ?
The Porition(?) Meg Wolitzer
?
Nymphos of Rocky Flats Mario Acevedos ?
Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart Robert Westbrook ?
"Tales of the Iron Road: My Life as King of the Hobos" Maurice Graham Autobiography?
More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics Steven E. Landsburg ?
Crooked Little Vein Warren Ellis ?
A Bright Red Scream . .
99 Questions You must Ask a Man Before Sleeping w/Him . .
Burlesque & the Art of the Tease/Fetish & the Art of the Tease Dita VonTeese .
Photographing Faeries . .
Validation Breakthrough Naomi Feil Sr. Citizen Guru
Down Memory Lane . .
The Positive Interactions: Program of Activities for People w/Alzheimers Disease . .
Daily Dose of Nostalgia . .
Alzheimers Activities . .
Successful Communication w/Persons w/Alzheimers Disease . .
File of Fun - 200 Activities @ your fingertips . .
The Good Practice Guide to Therapeutic Activities w/Older People in Care . .
Creative Games in Groupwork . .
Learning Differences in Mental Health . .
Ye old book of Humorous Short Stories . .
It's Time for Laughter . .
Humorama! .
Drama Activities w/Older Adults . .
Going Sane Adam Phillips .
Walk Like a Chameleon Gary S. Aumiller, Ph.D .
The Zen of Listening Rebecca Z. Shafir .
Influencing People Jenny Rogers .
...So Little Time Mike Hippler .
Help, The Original Human Dilemma Garret Keizer .
Upside Down Eduardo Galeano .
Belly Dancing Pina Coluccia, Anette Paffrath, etc .
Fireside Book of Favorite American Songs Margaret Bradford Boni .
Bel Bay's Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Book Stefan Grassman .
Rockabilly Rebels Roy Zimmerman .
Monty Python Song Book Published by Harper Perennial .
"aftermath" the philosophy of the beat generation" ... .
rubyfruit jungle ... .
eat, pray, love Elizabeth Gilbert .
Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs Chuck Klosterman .
Killing Yourself to Live ... .
Fargo Rock City ... .
"Mig Pilot" John Barron .
(Seen on CSI) "To Walk Among Us", "Serpents of the Universe," - reptillian conspiracy ... .
Cosmic Journey Hartman .
Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture Leslie Simon & Trevor Kelley .
How to Give Your Mother a Hangover ... .
Pants on Fire Meg Cabot .
Blasphemy's Art That Offends Brent Plate .
"Notes From The Underground" Fyodor Dostoyevsky .
The Social Work & Human Services Treatment Planner Arthur E. Jongsma et, al. .
Journal of Brief Therapy . .
Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology . .
Professional Psychology: Research & Practice (peer reviewed journal) . .
Short Stories "From the Brains of Geeks" . .