The 10 most challenged books of 2007 reflect a range of themes, and are:
- And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
 Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
- The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
 Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
- Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
 Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
- The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
 Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
 Reasons: Racism
- The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
 Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
- TTYL, by Lauren Myracle
 Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
 Reasons: Sexually Explicit
- It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
 Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
- The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
 Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
I can see that some people might think that Pullman's "The Golden Compass" is anti-religion but what is the "religious viewpoint" of "And Tango Makes Three"?
 
 
 
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