Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual প্রতিবেদন of "challenged books" released Wednesday দ্বারা the American লাইব্রেরি Association. Meyer's stories of ভ্যাম্পায়ার and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a লাইব্রেরি association official also thinks that the "Twilight" series reflects general unease about অতিপ্রাকৃতিক stories.
"Vampire novels have been a target for years and the `Twilight' বই are so immensely জনপ্রিয় that a lot of the concerns people have had about ভ্যাম্পায়ার are focused on her books," says Barbara Jones, director of the association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Christian groups for years have protested the themes of wizardry in Rowling's books, which don't appear on the current শীর্ষ 10.
Topping the 2009 chart was Lauren Myracle's "IM" series, novels told through instant messages that have been criticized for nudity, language and drug references. Last year's No. 1 book, "And Tango Makes Three," দ্বারা Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, is now No. 2, cited again for its story about two male penguins adopting a baby. Third was Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," for which the many reasons include drugs, suicide, homosexuality and being antifamily.
Also cited were such perennials as J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" (sexual content, language), Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" (language, racism), Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" (sexual content, language) and Robert Cormier's "The চকোলেট War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the বছর before, and 81 বই actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a লাইব্রেরি অথবা school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content অথবা appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four অথবা five end up unreported, according to the ALA.
