NEW YORK – Stephenie Meyer, the hottest mwandishi for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of "Harry Potter": a place high on the orodha of vitabu most complained about kwa parents and educators.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual ripoti of "challenged books" released Wednesday kwa the American maktaba Association. Meyer's stories of Wanyonya damu and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a maktaba 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' vitabu are so immensely maarufu that a lot of the concerns people have had about Wanyonya damu 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 juu 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," kwa 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 chokoleti War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the mwaka before, and 81 vitabu actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a maktaba au school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content au appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four au five end up unreported, according to the ALA.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual ripoti of "challenged books" released Wednesday kwa the American maktaba Association. Meyer's stories of Wanyonya damu and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a maktaba 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' vitabu are so immensely maarufu that a lot of the concerns people have had about Wanyonya damu 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 juu 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," kwa 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 chokoleti War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the mwaka before, and 81 vitabu actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a maktaba au school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content au appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four au 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 upendo with her… leave Alice to the rest.
7: Force him to listen to a 4 au zaidi saa 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, wewe decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I alisema loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and alisema 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 vazi, pazia 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, wewe decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I alisema loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and alisema 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 vazi, pazia disappeared. I saw his bare face.
Then, an image appeared. Then, I realized there was a mask! The real trouble
maker was...ESME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!