ALA news (4/11/2011). "And Tango Makes Three" waddles its way back to the number one slot as America's most frequently challenged book. Retrieved June 20, 2011 from: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/and-tango-makes-three-waddles-its-way-back-number-one-slot-america-s-most-frequently-challe
"And Tango Makes Three" has been on the list for the past 5 years and returned to the number 1 spot on the 2010 list. Those seeking to remove this book describe it as "unsuited for age group", "religious viewpoint", and "homosexuality" as reasons for challenging it.
The 10 books have all been challenged because of either: racism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, sexually explicit, violence, insensitivity, homosexuality, drugs, sexism, inaccurate, political viewpoint. Each book had a combination of these reasons for the challenge of the book.
The books removed from the 2010 list are: "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Color Purple", "Catcher in the Rye", and "The Chocolate War". Some new books to the list are: "Brave New World", "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian", "The Hunger Games", and "Twilight".
A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting the material be restricted or removed.
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