THE DAVINCI CODE- Dan Brown

Well, apparently it's controversial because of the contents about God and all that... but I thought that the facts in the book was good enough to convince me...

The Harry Potter series- JK Rowling
-The controversial part about that was the witches and spells part, i think... I guess people (adults) think that if we read it, we'd go all 'witchy' and start buying books about spells and witchcraft and all that... I guess it goes against people's beliefs... but Harry Potter is the best series ever... everybody should try and read if for themselves.

One book was MARKED, the second book was CHOSEN, both books by P. C. and Kristin Cast, and the third book was BLOOM by Elizabeth Scott.

Many 'edgy' books make people (mostly adult people it seems) uncomfortable, but I've always enjoyed reading about situations that I probably won't experience. Part of it is that I like to be prepared for anything that might come up. I enjoyed WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson, LIVING DEAD GIRL by Elizabeth Scott and BOY TOY by Barry Lyga (I could name more but these are the first three that come to mind.) The 'questionable' or 'controversial' content was very well done and definitely thought provoking. I think most people are afraid of death and even more concerned that their children are reading about sex, so these subjects will always be a tough sell.

I haven't read any, but I know some that are bad.

TWILIGHT, ASK ALICE!, and THE NOTEBOOK.

Yes, I have read, TTYL by Lauren Myracle, The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer, and THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger. I think that the "questionable" content is no worse than anything you can see on any television show out there today.

TWILIGHT

Well, it depends on your definition of "controversial." I like to read fantasy books with lots of magic and what not in them. My church doesn't really like us reading those books. They were the books by Tamora Pierce and Alison Croggon. I extremely recommend these authors to anyone looking to read about strong female charactors involved with magic and folk lore.

One book I have heard debates about was THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Phillip Pullman. This book brings forth the idea that other worlds exists within ours, and that angels cannot do much and that God is actually just an angel that convinced all the other angels that he was their creator, and that he was "higher" than them. This book is very interesting and I enjoyed it, but you have to be ready to separate this from your religion and just go with the flow of the story. If you don't and you are a very religious person, it will be difficult for you to read this series. In the third book, it brings you to heaven and says how it is more like a prison for eternity than a place of peace. It is obvious while you read that the author is writing this with the influence that God does not exist, but this story is amazing! The way Phillip Pullman brings the story together and weaves all the details together is breathtaking; I would definitely suggest this to a readers who enjoy novels that make you think about stuff like that. What would it be like if there were separate worlds? What would the worlds look like?�
Another book I have read that is controversial is the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. This book is about our world in the future, and amazingly, we've already looked at most of this and it *is* possible, but people debate over whether or not it is correct to alter the human body in order to make us more perfect. In this series, it shows the government taking advantage of the operation and the conditioning they put the kids who are too young to have the operation go through. The kids live in an area called Uglyville and after their operation, they are transferred to the New Prettyville where the pretties have lots of parties and do all kinds of stupid, fun things. The operation gives them stronger muscles, stronger bones, perfect bodies. Tally Youngblood (the main character) is almost of age (16) and is totally excited. She meets someone else her age in Uglyville, but for some reason, Shay doesn't want to become pretty. Shay disappears before her operation, leaving Tally forced to choose between finding Shay and turning her in or to never be pretty. The little kids (uglies) have stuff they can do to see themselves as a pretty, select what side of them they like best, and make themselves symmetrical on a screen and look at how they can improve themselves. It makes you have to think about whether you think it is right to totally alter your appearance so you think you are your definition of pretty or stay unique, because if you are all pretty no one is. In the fourth book, EXTRAS, it brings forth yet amazing amazing view, even if you can't change yourself like that, would it be right to try? Even if it impacts you?

I have read many books that are controversial: People are still against gay and lesbian-related things, so any books written from that point are going to be controversial, I have read few books from this point of view, but they are still books with a story, I might not like them, but other people do, it all depends on what kind of books you enjoy.

I will be writing more reviews under the name of L.B Johnson. I am working on my first novel at the moment, and I hope to have it done relatively soon. I do not have my own website for my writings yet, but be sure to look out for me!

THE SWEET FAR THING (only a little bit of "questionable content")

WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED

TRIPLE SHOT BETTY
I think controversial content is fine as long as the reader is mature enough to not get hung up on it.

13 REASONS WHY by Jay Asher

GO ASK ALICE

They are both the most amazing boks ever. I recommend them to everyone.

SPEAK, Laurie Halse Anderson
DEADLINE, Chris Crutcher
I think anything that teens will read that helps them to cope with their own life experiences is a book worth reading.

I actually had to read the challeneged book, A SEPARATE PEACE by John Knowles, for school. I found that it had no more "graphic language" than what I hear walking down the hallways at school. I also believe that people should have freedom to read whatever they would like to read whenever they want to. Why should everything be monitored, such as it was in 1984 by George Orwell, yet another challenged book that I have read?

THE LORD OF THE FLIES. Even though we read it in school, it was disputed while being published in Canada and in the US for being too savage.

I just got introduced to IDENTICAL by Ellen Hopkins by a friend who let me borrow her book. There's 4 others like it. They're not written in paragraph form, but more like verse. They are super good, and would be very interesting to talk about:)

MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC by Gabrielle Zevin, BURNED and CRANK by Ellen Hopkins. I have had people say that they hate the book because of some of the topics that they talk about in these books. While I don't agree with all of the characters' decisions, it is real life and we do need to learn about it because these things happen around us all the time and we need to know how to deal with them.

Yes, the Twilight series. Everybody I talk to, though, says Edward was a stalker, but I always ask if they've read the whole book or watch the whole movie, and they say no. Finish things you start and you might get a different perspective on things.

FOREVER by Judy Blume

BREAKING DAWN is a bit controversial, with everything that happens to Bella when she's only 18.

I have also read FOREVER by Judy Blume. They are quite detailed in descriptions.

THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF LIARS is considered "controversial" because of its explicit sexual content and description, but I didn't find it to be too bad until I got to the end and realized this book was supposed to be read in school. There were discussion questions on the back and everything! That struck me as a little weird because it's not a good book to read in a room full of raging hormones. A good solo read, but awkward to read as a class.

A book that I have read the has been considered "controversial" is part of the Gossip Girl series. Personally, I think that some of the content in the books are racy, but then again, what books are aren't? I think in a sense they expose some of the dirty stuff from our society that has been covered up. Though this content does not bother me, I rather enjoyed the series.

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
People say the language is offensive, but given the period it was written, I didn't find it any insulting but just realistic.

Yes, ASH by Malinda Lo, it may be a Cinderella story but when Cinderella turns out to be gay, it kinda ruins the original story. SHIVER --- to be honest I'm really tired of werewolves and vampires, and it could tone down the sex and boyfriend/girlfriend stuff. Rage, language people!

TWILIGHT mainly, since December 2008.

Yes,the first one is STORY TIME, which is a great book. It was okay because on the book, it stated that it was for ages 12 and up. The second was CALL ME HOPE --- I enjoyed it, it was very touching but had multiple swear words.

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger

ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING by Louise Rennison

A FAREWELL TO ARMS by Ernest Hemmingway


I really liked these books. I thought they were well written and (in the case of the second one) had some pretty funny dialogue. I didn't like A FAREWELL TO ARMS, though that didn't have anything to do with the content, but more how the writing was styled.