From ‘American Psycho’ to ‘Wrinkle,’ Many Works Targeted for Censorship
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CHICAGO — Here are some of the books that have been the subject of censorship attempts, according to the American Library Assn:
* Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
* Judy Blume’s “Blubber.”
* Robert Cormier’s “Chocolate War.”
* Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach.”
* Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho.”
* Walter A. Elwell’s “Evangelical Commentary on the Bible.”
* William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.”
* Mem Fox’s “Guess What?”
* S. E. Hinton’s “Rumble Fish.”
* Derek Humphrey’s “Final Exit.”
* Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.”
* National Register Publishing Co. staff’s “Official Catholic Directory.”
* Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”
* Gordon Parks’ “The Learning Tree.”
* Robert Newton Peck’s “A Day No Pigs Would Die.”
* Thomas Rockwell’s “How to Eat Fried Worms.”
* J. D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye.”
* Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.”
* Marlene Fanta Shyder’s “Welcome Home, Jellybean.”
* Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
* Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s “The Headless Cupid.”
* John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.”
* Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
* Paul Zindel’s “Pigman.”
