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