The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian by Sherman Alexie -- The fighting ground by Avi -- Uncle Bobby's wedding by Sarah S. Brannen -- Blubber by Judy Blume -- My mom's having a baby by Dori Hillestad Butler and illustrated by Carol Thompson -- Mommy laid an egg! or, Where do babies come from by Babette Cole -- My brother Sam is dead by James Lincoln and Christopher Collier -- The hunger games by Suzanne Collins -- The Watsons go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis -- Julie of the wolves by Jean Craighead George -- Summer of my German soldier by Bette Greene -- Dead man in Indian Creek by Mary Downing Hahn -- It's perfectly normal : a book about changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley -- Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney -- Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry -- The giver by Lois Lowry -- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- The Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park -- The family book by Todd Parr -- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson -- The higher power of lucky by Susan Patron -- Harris and me : a summer remembered by Gary Paulsen -- Mexican white boy by Matt de la Peña -- Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey -- In our mother's house by Patricia Polacco -- And Tango makes three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole -- Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling -- Scary stories series by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Brett Helquist -- How to get suspended and influence people by Adam Selzer -- Bone series by Jeff Smith -- Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor -- The dirty cowboy by Amy Timberlake and illustrated by Adam Rex -- Stuck in neutral by Terry Trueman -- Appendix 1. Resources for teaching young readers about the First Amendment -- Appendix 2. Bibliography professional resources -- Appendix 3. Ranking of children's books in top 100 most challenged books list -- Appendix 4. Children's classics and why they have been challenged -- Appendix 5. Caldecott Medal books and honor books : why they have been challenged -- Appendix 6. John Newbery Medal and honor books : why they have been challenged.