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http://www.abffe.com/bbw-booklist-detailed.htm

What a long list - those parents must have really hated reading. Wonder if they teach evolution in those schools

Some of my favorites objections:

Family Values by Phyllis Burke

Family Values is one of 55 books that parents in Fayetteville, Arkansas are petitioning to have removed from school libraries. The parents, who formed Parents Protecting the Minds of Children, object to the profane language and depictions of sexuality in many of the books and have accused the librarians and other opponents of their efforts of promoting a "homosexual agenda". PPMC objects to this book's discussion of gay parents.

The Homo Handbook--Getting in Touch With Your Inner Homo by Judy Carter

One of 55 books that parents in Fayetteville, Arkansas are petitioning to have removed from school libraries. The parents, who formed Parents Protecting the Minds of Children, object to the profane language and depictions of sexuality in many of the books and have accused the librarians and other opponents of their efforts of promoting a "homosexual agenda". PPMC objects to this book because of its exploration of being gay and coming out.

My Brother Has AIDS by Deborah Davis

Conservative community group Library Patrons of Texas tried, unsuccessfully, to have this book removed from Montgomery, Texas, area libraries. This novel, called “forthright” and “ultimately uplifting” by Publishers Weekly, is the story of a teen girl whose beloved older brother is dying from AIDS. The book contains realistic, informed details about AIDS, from its symptoms to its impact on a close family.

The Trouble with Babies by Martha Freeman

This book was removed from the shelves of several public libraries because of a brief mention of an adopted child's two gay fathers. In one incident, a Pittsburgh-area mother demanded the book be removed from the library because of its ""homosexual agenda"." Her protests succeeded. The author has been asked to re-issue the novel without this mention of gay men. Freeman says, "I should be able to write what I want, without fear of censorship. That's my version of America, for me and other writers."

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

An eighth grader from Stanford Middle School in California spearheaded a campaign to remove Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from his classroom. He was uncomfortable with the use of racial slurs. In protest, he wore a shirt to school emblazoned with some of the racial epithets from the book. He was asked to cover his shirt. The book was taken under review of the school district and was kept in the classroom. To read more, click here. In another case last year, a high school principal in Anchorage, Alaska decided that his students would not be allowed to perform a stage adaptation of the novel. He, too, was troubled by the use of racial slurs and depiction of an attempted rape.

America (The Book) by Jon Stewart

Two libraries in southern Mississippi banned inclusion of the book in their collections due to nude photographs of the nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Wal-Mart, Inc. cited the same image in their decision not to stock the book. The trustees of the Mississippi library voted 5-2 to return the book.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

This classic novel was removed from three Renton, Washington high schools after an African-American student complained that the book’s use of the word ‘nigger’ offended her. Teachers protested that Twain was actually attacking racism and opening the door for important discussions about American history. After reviewing the case, school officials have suspended use of the book in area schools until a panel of teachers and outside advisors develop a sensitive method of presentation.

But NOTHING quite summarises their agenda like the objection to this one:

Gays/justice: A Study of Ethics, Society, and Law by Richard D. Mohr

PPMC objects to this book because it endorses stronger civil rights for gay people and opposes organized religion .