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I’m tempted by my warped sense of humor to title this the “Dirty Dozen,” even though there aren’t a dozen, and they aren’t dirty, just to make a point about how call­ing a book one thing doesn’t make it that thing.

“It’s Per­fectly Nor­mal” for homo­sex­u­al­ity, nudity, sex edu­ca­tion, reli­gious view­point, abor­tion and being unsuited to age group;
“For­ever” by Judy Blume for sex­ual con­tent and offen­sive lan­guage;
“The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger for sex­ual con­tent, offen­sive lan­guage and being unsuited to age group;
“The Choco­late War” by Robert Cormier for sex­ual con­tent and offen­sive lan­guage;
“Whale Talk” by Chris Crutcher for racism and offen­sive lan­guage;
“Detour for Emmy” by Mar­i­lyn Reynolds for sex­ual con­tent;
“What My Mother Doesn’t Know” by Sonya Sones for sex­ual con­tent and being unsuited to age group;
Cap­tain Under­pants series by Dav Pilkey for anti-family con­tent, being unsuited to age group and vio­lence;
“Crazy Lady!” by Jane Leslie Conly for offen­sive lan­guage; and
“It’s So Amaz­ing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Fam­i­lies” by Robie H. Har­ris for sex edu­ca­tion and sex­ual content.