Muggsy said:
my questions are... who do they think they are to publish a list like that? ... who are they to decide what people should read or not?... what channels do they use to comunicate that ?
As far as I can tell the list I posted is a general list of the top books that have been banned/challenged, or people have attempted to ban them, at one point or another in history. The ALA just compiles it, they are not banning the books.
If you go to their web site they have more information there, it's quite interesting
These are the most challenged books of the 21st century. Challenges are defined as formal, written complaints filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.
1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
2. "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
3. Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4. "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
5. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
6. "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
7. "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris
8. Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz
9. Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey
10. "Forever" by Judy Blume
the 100 Most Challenged are here
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm