Why have the books been challenged?
- In New Hampshire, a parent asked the Goffstown School Board to remove the book from her daughter's class, claiming that it gave her 11-year-old nightmares and could numb other students to the effects of violence. The parent made the request without having read the book herself. The challenge was ultimately unsuccessful.
- In 2011, The Hunger Games trilogy was #3 on the list of Top Ten Challenged Books by Year. The reasons given were: anti-ethnic; anti-family; insensitivity; offensive language; occult/satanic; and violence.
- In 2010, The Hunger Games was #5 on the list of Top Ten Challenged Books by Year for these reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and violence.
What do you think? Will we see more challenges in 2012?
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