Book awards: ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

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Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier	100
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain	99
Girls and sex by Wardell Baxter Pomeroy	98
That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton	97
The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene	96
Christine by Stephen King	95
Jumper by Steven Gould	94
Sex Education by Jenny Davis	93
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher	92
The Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett	91
The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman	90
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume	89
Summer of my German soldier by Bette Greene	88
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford	87
Private Parts by Howard Stern	86
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez	85
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison	84
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	83
The Dead Zone by Stephen King	82
Carrie by Stephen King	81
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney	80
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle	79
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya	78
Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole	77
Family Secrets by Norma Klein	76
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge	75
Jack by A. M. Homes	74
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende	73
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer	72
Curses, Hexes and Spells (Weird & Horrible Library) by Daniel Cohen	71
Women on Top by Nancy Friday	70
Native Son by Richard Wright	69
Lord of the Flies by William Golding	68
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut	67
Guess What? by Mem Fox	66
Fade by Robert Cormier	65
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan	64
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher	63
Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie Conly	62
Boys and Sex by Wardell B. Pomeroy	61
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume	60
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell	59
The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras	58
Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls by Joanna Cole	57
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard	56
The Sleeping Beauty Novels by A. N. Roquelaure	55
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	54
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis	53
Ordinary People by Judith Guest	52
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein	51
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl	50
Cujo by Stephen King	49
Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling	48
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat: Superstitions and Other Beliefs by Alvin Schwartz	47
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar	46
Beloved by Toni Morrison	45
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden	44
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes	43
Deenie by Judy Blume	42
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier	41
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee	40
The Pigman by Paul Zindel	39
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton	38
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood	37
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers	36
What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Girls a Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda Madaras	35
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison	34
Kaffir boy by Mark Mathabane	33
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George	32
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam	31
Blubber by Judy Blume	30
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry	29
Anastasia Absolutely by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia Again! by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia at this Address by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia at your Service by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia has the Answers by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia on Her Own (Yearling Book) by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia's Chosen Career by Lois Lowry	28
Anastasia, Ask your Analyst by Lois Lowry	28
The Stupids Die by Harry G. Allard	27
The Stupids Have a Ball by Harry G. Allard	27
The Stupids Step Out by Harry G. Allard	27
The Stupids Take Off by Harry G. Allard	27
The Goats by Brock Cole	26
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous	25
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein	24
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle	23
The Witches by Roald Dahl	22
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak	21
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson	20
Earth's Children 1-5 (The Clan of the Cave Bear; The valley of horses; The mammoth hunters; The plains of passage; The shelters of stone) by Jean Marie Auel	19
Sex by Madonna	18
The Color Purple by Alice Walker	17
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck	16
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, Monster Blood, and Say Cheese and Die! by R. L. Stine	15
Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 5 - 8: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Let's Get Invisible!, Night of the Living Dummy, and T by R. L. Stine	15
Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice in April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice in Lace by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice in Rapture, Sort Of (Alice) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice in the Know (Alice) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice In-Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Alice the Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
All But Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	14
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris	13
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier	12
The Giver by Lois Lowry	11
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger	10
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman	9
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson	8
Forever by Judy Blume	7
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck	6
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	5
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier	4
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou	3
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite	2
Scary Stories Boxed Set by Alvin Schwartz	1

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The ALA's list of the 100 most frequently challenged books between 1990-1999. Note, more than 100 actual books are listed, as the ALA lumps a series as one work (i.e. all four of the books that fell under The Stupids were subject to challenges, but only have a single listing as the series on the list).

See updated list for 1990-2000 challenged books here.