College makes note of Banned Books Week

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October 1, 2008 - 5:00 PM

Barstow Community College theater arts teacher Amy Ross discusses commonly banned plays, including Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" and Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues," during an event at the college observing Banned Books Week, Wednesday.

Top 10 most commonly challenged books for 2007:
These books had the highest number of formal complaints filed with libraries and schools requesting that they be removed.
1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes
4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman
5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain
6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker
7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle
8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou
9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris
10. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
Source: ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom

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