From ‘American Psycho’ to ‘Wrinkle,’ Many Works Targeted for Censorship

Here are some of the books that have been the subject of censorship attempts, according to the American Library Assn:

* Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

* Judy Blume’s “Blubber.”

* Robert Cormier’s “Chocolate War.”

* Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach.”

* Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho.”

* Walter A. Elwell’s “Evangelical Commentary on the Bible.”

* William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.”

* Mem Fox’s “Guess What?”

* S. E. Hinton’s “Rumble Fish.”

* Derek Humphrey’s “Final Exit.”

* Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.”

* National Register Publishing Co. staff’s “Official Catholic Directory.”

* Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”

* Gordon Parks’ “The Learning Tree.”

* Robert Newton Peck’s “A Day No Pigs Would Die.”

* Thomas Rockwell’s “How to Eat Fried Worms.”

* J. D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye.”

* Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.”

* Marlene Fanta Shyder’s “Welcome Home, Jellybean.”

* Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.”

* Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s “The Headless Cupid.”

* John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.”

* Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

* Paul Zindel’s “Pigman.”