It still amazes me that people try and have books banned. The freedom to choose seems so innate that I usually take it for granted. The American Library Association received a total of 405 challenges last year. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness. The 10 Most Challenged Books of 2005 were:

It's Perfectly Normal for homosexuality, nudity, sex education, religious viewpoint, abortion and being unsuited to age group;
Forever by Judy Blume for sexual content and offensive language;
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger for sexual content, offensive language and being unsuited to age group;
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier for sexual content and offensive language;
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher for racism and offensive language;
Detour for Emmy by Marilyn Reynolds for sexual content;
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones for sexual content and being unsuited to age group;
Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey for anti-family content, being unsuited to age group and violence;
Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie Conly for offensive language; and
It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie H. Harris for sex education and sexual content.