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The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to 2009. Its topics relating to things such as witchcraft have generated controversy. The second oldest works featured on the list were written by Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) is often challenged for its language and discussion of racism.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. J.D. Salinger's tale of teenager Holden Caulfield who wanders the big city was first published more than 70 years ago. While some of the New York City ...
Other books written by her as a teenager are: The Lampo Circus (2008), Von Gobstopper's Arcade (2009), Halo (2010) and Hades (2011). Margery Allingham (1904–1966) had her first novel, Blackkerchief Dick, about smugglers in 17th century Essex, published in 1923, when she was 19. Jorge Amado (1912–2001) had his debut novel, The Country of ...
Young adult literature. Young adult literature ( YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 [1] [2] and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as friendship, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. [3] Stories that focus on the challenges of youth may be further categorized as social or coming-of-age novels .
This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1990s, as determined by Publishers Weekly. The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1990 through 1999 . The standards set for inclusion in the lists – which, for example, led to the exclusion of the novels in the Harry Potter series from the lists for the ...
The most popular books of the year were The Appeal, by John Grisham and Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult with respectively 5 and 3 weeks at the top. The author James Patterson was at the top for four different books (Double Cross, Sundays at Tiffany's, Sail and Cross Country).
Sylvia Porter's Money Book: Sylvia Porter: September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 November 23: Power! Michael Korda: November 30: Bring on the Empty Horses: David Niven: December 7 December 14: Sylvia Porter's Money Book: Sylvia Porter: December 21: The Relaxation ...
January 27. February 3. February 10. The Joy of Sex. Alex Comfort. February 17. How to Be Your Own Best Friend. Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen. February 24.