NEW YORK – Stephenie Meyer, the hottest may-akda for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of "Harry Potter": a place high on the listahan of books most complained about sa pamamagitan ng parents and educators.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual ulat of "challenged books" released Wednesday sa pamamagitan ng the American aklatan Association. Meyer's stories of Bampira and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a aklatan association official also thinks that the "Twilight" series reflects general unease about supernatural stories.
"Vampire novels have been a target for years and the `Twilight' books are so immensely popular that a lot of the concerns people have had about Bampira are focused on her books," says Barbara Jones, director of the association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Christian groups for years have protested the themes of wizardry in Rowling's books, which don't appear on the current tuktok 10.
Topping the 2009 chart was Lauren Myracle's "IM" series, novels told through instant messages that have been criticized for nudity, language and drug references. Last year's No. 1 book, "And Tango Makes Three," sa pamamagitan ng Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, is now No. 2, cited again for its story about two male penguins adopting a baby. Third was Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," for which the many reasons include drugs, suicide, homosexuality and being antifamily.
Also cited were such perennials as J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" (sexual content, language), Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" (language, racism), Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" (sexual content, language) and Robert Cormier's "The tsokolate War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the taon before, and 81 books actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a aklatan or school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content or appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four or five end up unreported, according to the ALA.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual ulat of "challenged books" released Wednesday sa pamamagitan ng the American aklatan Association. Meyer's stories of Bampira and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a aklatan association official also thinks that the "Twilight" series reflects general unease about supernatural stories.
"Vampire novels have been a target for years and the `Twilight' books are so immensely popular that a lot of the concerns people have had about Bampira are focused on her books," says Barbara Jones, director of the association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Christian groups for years have protested the themes of wizardry in Rowling's books, which don't appear on the current tuktok 10.
Topping the 2009 chart was Lauren Myracle's "IM" series, novels told through instant messages that have been criticized for nudity, language and drug references. Last year's No. 1 book, "And Tango Makes Three," sa pamamagitan ng Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, is now No. 2, cited again for its story about two male penguins adopting a baby. Third was Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," for which the many reasons include drugs, suicide, homosexuality and being antifamily.
Also cited were such perennials as J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" (sexual content, language), Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" (language, racism), Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" (sexual content, language) and Robert Cormier's "The tsokolate War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the taon before, and 81 books actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a aklatan or school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content or appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four or five end up unreported, according to the ALA.
…doesn’t matter which gender that Cullen is.
9: Tell him Bella is gay.
8: Tell Alice he is in pag-ibig with her… leave Alice to the rest.
7: Force him to listen to a 4 or madami oras speech about how hot Edward is.
6: “Accidently” sign him up for ballet classes…
…and invite Edward and Bella to come watch him perform.
5: Get Edward to take him to a dog obedience course.
4: Paint his motor cycle pink…
…tell him Edward did it
…let Edward have a little fun with mutt boy
3: Tell him Bella is allergic to dogs.
2: Dress up as an animal control officer and chase him around.
1: Buy him a cat. Name it Edward.
Bella's Pov.
I ran and ran in the castle. The middle door. There was Jasper and the man
with...ROSALIE!!??
"So, you decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I sinabi loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and sinabi quickly to get the others free.
SHE REGAINED HER STRENGTH!!
"Now, it's time to deal with YOU!!"
I threw a potion at Jasper that Carisle gave me for my birthday. Jasper
yelled and screamed. I threw the potion at the "Master" too.
Then he fell to the fround, and the balabal disappeared. I saw his bare face.
Then, an image appeared. Then, I realized there was a mask! The real trouble
maker was...ESME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ran and ran in the castle. The middle door. There was Jasper and the man
with...ROSALIE!!??
"So, you decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I sinabi loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and sinabi quickly to get the others free.
SHE REGAINED HER STRENGTH!!
"Now, it's time to deal with YOU!!"
I threw a potion at Jasper that Carisle gave me for my birthday. Jasper
yelled and screamed. I threw the potion at the "Master" too.
Then he fell to the fround, and the balabal disappeared. I saw his bare face.
Then, an image appeared. Then, I realized there was a mask! The real trouble
maker was...ESME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!