The ALA usually lists 10 books, but included 11 this year because there was just so much to clutch pearls over. What do Captain Underpants and John Oliver have in common? They are both on the American Library Association’s list of most “challenged” books for the past year, which is a nice way of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Believe it or not, those imaginative second-grade heroes of Dav Pilkey’s famed Adventures of Captain Underpants series, George and Harold, turn 20 years old this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Compiled annually by the ALA, the list collects "reports on book challenges from librarians, teachers, concerned individuals and press reports." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The most-challenged book series of 2012 was the 'Captain Underpants' books by Dav Pilkey. Former list-toppers 'ttyl' and 'The Hunger Games' are missing from the list entirely. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]