RJ's Views: Most Challenged AUTHORS 2001-2012

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Most Challenged AUTHORS 2001-2012

Please note that the most frequently challenged authors may not appear in the list of most frequently challenged books. For example, if every one of Judy Blume’s books was challenged–but only once–not one of her books would make the top 10 list, but she herself would make the most challenged author list. Five of Judy Blume’s books are on the list of The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990 to 1999: Forever (7), Blubber (30), Deenie (42), Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (60), and Tiger Eyes (89).
See also the most frequently challenged authors of color list.

2012

Dav Pilkey

Sherman Alexie

Jay Asher

E.L. James

Ellen Hopkins

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Patricia Polacco

John Green

Luis Alberto Urrea

Alvin Schwartz

Dagberto Glib

2011

Lauren Myracle

Kim Dong Hwa

Chris Crutcher

Carolyn Mackler

Robert Greene

Sonya Sones

Dori Hillestead Butler

Sherman Alexie

Suzanne Collins

Aldous Huxley

Harper Lee

Eric Jerome Dickey

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Dav Pilkey

Cecily von Ziegesar

2010

Ellen Hopkins

Peter Parnell

Justin Richardson

Sonya Sones

Judy Blume

Ann Brasheres

Suzanne Collins

Aldous Huxley

Sherman Alexie

Laurie Halse Anderson

Natasha Friend

2009

Lauren Myracle

Alex Sanchez

P.C. Cast

Robert Cormier

Peter Parnell

Justin Richardson

Stephen Chbosky

Chris Crutcher

Ellen Hopkins

Richelle Mead

John Steinbeck

2008

Peter Parnell

Justin Richardson

Philip Pullman

Lauren Myracle

Jim Pipe

Alvin Schwartz

Chris Crutcher

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Rudolfo Anaya

Stephen Chbosky

Cecily Von Ziegesar

2007

Robert Cormier

Peter Parnell

Justin Richardson

Mark Twain

Toni Morrison

Philip Pullman

Kevin Henkes

Lois Lowry

Chris Crutcher

Lauren Myracle

Joann Sfar

2006

Chris Crutcher,

Justin Richardson

Peter Parnell

Toni Morrison

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Cecily von Ziegesar

Carolyn Mackler

Alvin Schwartz

Stephen Chbosky

Alex Sanchez

Judy Blume

2005

Judy Blume

Robert Cormier

Chris Crutcher

Robie Harris

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Toni Morrison

J. D. Salinger

Lois Lowry

Marilyn Reynolds

Sonya Sones

2004

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Robert Cormier
Judy Blume
Toni Morrison
Chris Lynch
Barbara Park
Gary Paulsen
Dav Pilkey
Maurice Sendak
Sonya Sones

2003

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

J. K. Rowling

Robert Cormier

Judy Blume

Katherine Paterson

John Steinbeck

Walter Dean Myers

Robie Harris

Stephen King

Louise Rennison

2002

J.K. Rowling

Judy Blume

Robert Cormier

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Stephen King

Lois Duncan

S.E. Hinton

Alvin Schwartz

Maya Angelou

Roald Dahl

Toni Morrison

2001

J. K. Rowling

Robert Cormier

John Steinbeck

Judy Blume

Maya Angelou

Robie Harris

Gary Paulsen

Walter Dean Myers

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Bette Greene