Why are Lois Lowry's Anastasia series books on "The 100 Most
Frequently Challenged Books" List of 1990-2000?

Hello lc2755 and thank you for the question.

It would seem that the Anastasia series of books by Lois Lowry made
the "100 Most Frequently Challenged" list because of "profanity and
occasional references to underage drinking"
Whilst I have not read the books,  I noted that the Anastasia series
seem to be a very popular series of books, and that the number of
complaints seem to be relatively small compared to the number of
critical aclaims.......

"TITLE: Anastasia Krupnik (series)
AUTHOR: Lois Lowry
ISBN: 0440408520
Plot Summary: A 10-year old writes in her green notebook about what
it's like to grow up in this twisted world.
Complaints: Profanity, underage drinking
Solonor Says Ban It Because: Just another invitation to flout
authority.
Links:
Books Banned or Challenged in Wisconsin"
http://solonor.com/archives/000176.html


"Anastasia Krupnik (Lois Lowry) Challenged at Stevens Point due to the
book's profanity and occasional references to underage drinking."
http://my.execpc.com/~dcoy/PEDS/banned.htm#books-banned-or-challenged-in-wisconsin

"142)  ANASTASIA KRUPNIK, Lois Lowry.  Removed form the Stevens Point,
WI
Elementary School recommended reading list (1992) due to the books
profanity."
http://lists.herald.co.uk/old-archives/mercedes-lackey/950715-77

An interesting interview with Lois Lowry in which she discusses why
some of her work has been banned:
"“The Giver” was one of the 10 most challenged books of the ’90s. How
do your respond to critics who want to ban the book?
I don’t usually have to respond to it. Only once did I get involved,
and that was when it was going to be a public hearing in Stevens
Point, Wisconsin,"
http://www.browndailyherald.com/stories.cfm?ID=4419


Thank you for the question and If you need any clarification of my
answer do not hesitate to ask.

Best regards
THX1138

Search strategy included:
 "Anastasia Krupnik" critics
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_qdr=all&q=+%22Anastasia+Krupnik+%22+critics&btnG=Google+Search

Thank you for answering my question.  I read the Solonor link and
reread the first few pages of Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry. Taken
together I found the whole very humorous and entertaining.  The
underage drinking that got the book pulled from bookselves in an
elementary school in Wisconsin cosisted of this quote from the book
speaking of her father,"Sometimes he read his poems to Anastasia by
candlelight and let her take an occasional (very small) sip of his
wine."  I think people who complain about that and classify it as
underage drinking really need to get a life!  Thank you for helping me
by finding what I didn't find on my own.  I'm in a bookclub which is
meeting tonight to discuss banned/challenged books.  We have been
asked to bring thr reasons for the banning or challenging.  Now I can
do that. Thanks again.
lc2755