NEW YORK – Stephenie Meyer, the hottest autore for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of "Harry Potter": a place high on the lista of libri most complained about da parents and educators.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual segnala of "challenged books" released Wednesday da the American biblioteca Association. Meyer's stories of Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a biblioteca 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' libri are so immensely popolare that a lot of the concerns people have had about Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. 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 superiore, in alto 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," da 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 Cioccolato War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the anno before, and 81 libri actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a biblioteca o school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content o appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four o five end up unreported, according to the ALA.
Meyer's multimillion-selling "Twilight" series was ranked No. 5 on the annual segnala of "challenged books" released Wednesday da the American biblioteca Association. Meyer's stories of Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. and teen romance have been criticized for sexual content; a biblioteca 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' libri are so immensely popolare that a lot of the concerns people have had about Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. 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 superiore, in alto 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," da 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 Cioccolato War" (nudity, language, sexual content).
The ALA recorded 460 challenges in 2009, a drop from 513 the anno before, and 81 libri actually being removed. The ALA defines a challenge as a "formal, written complaint filed with a biblioteca o school requesting that materials be removed becauseof content o appropriateness."
For every challenge tallied, about four o 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 Amore with her… leave Alice to the rest.
7: Force him to listen to a 4 o più ora 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, te decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I detto loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and detto 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 mantello 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, te decided to marry me, my love?"
"Well...let's just say that I'm ready to defeat you! AND YOUR SO CALLED
'MASTER'" I detto loudly.
I grabbed Rosalie untied her and detto 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 mantello disappeared. I saw his bare face.
Then, an image appeared. Then, I realized there was a mask! The real trouble
maker was...ESME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!