Children's Book About Gay Penguins Tops Banned Book List

Posted on October 7, 2009

In 2008, the American Liberary Associated recorded 513 cases where books were targeted for censorship. 74 of these cases resulted in successfully banned or restricted books. And Tango Makes Three, a children's book about gay penguins, was the most banned book. Here is a list of the ten most banned books.

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