Twilight Too Taboo for You?!

Forget Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart! Some people don't even want Stephenie Meyer available on loan

By Breanne L. Heldman Apr 14, 2010 4:47 PMTags
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It's a dark day for Twilight...or not.

Stephenie Meyer's series has landed at No. 5 on the American Library Association's Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009 list, which means only four other novels had more teachers and parents whining about its content.

We can probably blame this largely on the whole vampires and werewolves thing. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series tops the list for the decade, so clearly mystical themes are a bit taboo for the card catalog set. They're listed as occult and Satanism, after all.

Ironically, the ALA also blames the "sexually explicit" nature between Bella and Edward as one of its downsides (even though, in truth, they promote abstinence better than Bristol Palin).

Still, landing on a list has to be seen as more of a compliment than a blow to the franchise. Would you include New Moon among controversial classics like The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird or The Color Purple?

In case you were curious, Lauren Myracle's TTYL young adult series written in the form of instant message conversations tops the list of written complaints received.

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Wonder what they think of some of these scandalous(ly hot!) New Moon Mag Covers!