2009 ACLU of Texas Banned Books List

A list of books that were banned or challenged in Texas Public Schools for the 2008-2009 school year. In order to compile the information necessary to present this list, more than 1,200 open records requests were sent to every school district and charter school in the state.

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1	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 624,950 ratings score: 896, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	My Pet Puppy by Honor Head 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 494, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 675,494 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause 3.80 avg rating — 43,794 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mine's the Best by Crosby Newell Bonsall 3.37 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars