Book awards: ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

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Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier	100
The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney	99
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder	98
The View From the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts	97
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell	96
Girls and sex by Wardell Baxter Pomeroy	95
The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene	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
Summer of my German soldier by Bette Greene	89
Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford	88
Private Parts by Howard Stern	87
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez	86
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison	85
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	84
The Dead Zone by Stephen King	83
Mummy Laid an Egg by Babette Cole	82
Family Secrets by Norma Klein	81
The Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge	80
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer	79
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume	78
Carrie by Stephen King	77
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle	76
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya	75
Jack by A. M. Homes	74
Curses, Hexes and Spells (Weird & Horrible Library) by Daniel Cohen	73
Women on Top by Nancy Friday	72
Native Son by Richard Wright	71
Lord of the Flies by William Golding	70
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut	69
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney	68
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende	67
Guess What? by Mem Fox	66
Fade by Robert Cormier	65
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories by Chris Crutcher	64
Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie Conly	63
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume	62
The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras	61
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis	60
Ordinary People by Judith Guest	59
Boys and Sex by Wardell B. Pomeroy	58
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell	57
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl	56
Cujo by Stephen King	55
Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls by Joanna Cole	54
The Sleeping Beauty Novels by A. N. Roquelaure	53
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	52
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein	51
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat: Superstitions and Other Beliefs by Alvin Schwartz	50
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar	49
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden	48
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes	47
Deenie by Judy Blume	46
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard	45
The Pigman by Paul Zindel	44
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton	43
Beloved by Toni Morrison	42
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee	41
What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Girls a Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda Madaras	40
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison	39
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George	38
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood	37
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry	36
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier	35
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam	34
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan	33
Blubber by Judy Blume	32
Kaffir boy by Mark Mathabane	31
The Goats by Brock Cole	30
Anastasia Absolutely by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia Again! by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia at this Address by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia at your Service by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia has the Answers by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia on Her Own (Yearling Book) by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia's Chosen Career by Lois Lowry	29
Anastasia, Ask your Analyst by Lois Lowry	29
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein	28
The Witches by Roald Dahl	27
The Stupids Die by Harry G. Allard	26
The Stupids Have a Ball by Harry G. Allard	26
The Stupids Step Out by Harry G. Allard	26
The Stupids Take Off by Harry G. Allard	26
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak	25
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers	24
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous	23
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle	22
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson	21
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 M. Auel	20
Sex by Madonna	19
The Color Purple by Alice Walker	18
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck	17
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	16
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	16
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris	15
The Giver by Lois Lowry	14
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger	13
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier	12
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman	11
Achingly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice in April by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice in Lace by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice in Rapture, Sort Of (Alice) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice in the Know (Alice) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice In-Between by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice On The Outside by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Alice the Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
All But Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Outrageously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	10
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson	9
Forever by Judy Blume	8
Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling	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 1990-2000. 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 prior list for 1990-1999 challenged books here.