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What do gay penguins, Holden Caulfield, cybersex, racism and glittery vampires have in common? Each is the subject of one of American libraries’ most hotly contested tomes.
The Associated Press reports that Stephenie Meyer’s tale of a bloodthirsty prettyboy and the girl who loved him ranks #5 on the American Library Association’s list of challenged books. It joins #1 offender IM, a racy tale told through instant messages, and the story of two male penguins adopting a baby penguin called And Tango Makes Three. Perennial delinquent classics The Color Purple, Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird all make an appearance on the list, which ranks challenged books according to “formal, written complaint[s] filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.”
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Whoever said To Kill A Mockingbird should be banned from libraries doesn't deserve to, and shouldn't, have that authority or the right to be associated with literacy.
I'm casting an official vote to remove them from their present positions of power.
Twilight's on the list because of the terrible grammar, terrible storyline, and boring characters. Two year olds write better than Meyer does.