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• Fifty Shades of Grey

  James, E. L.

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  Reason: Poorly written.

• Twilight

  Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-

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  Reason: Readers might think it was non-fiction.

• The Wizard of Oz

  Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919,

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  Reason: Theologically impossible.

• The Diary of a Young Girl

  Frank, Anne, 1929-1945,

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  Reason: "A real downer."

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Dahl, Roald,

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  Reason: Charlie has no "tremendously positive traits only an absence of negative ones."

• Bless Me, Ultima

  Anaya, Rudolfo A.

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  Reason: Lack of divine intervention.

• Bridge to Terabithia

  Paterson, Katherine

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  Reason: The children never attend church anywhere in the novel.

• I Spy Fun House

  a Book of Picture Riddles

  Marzollo, Jean

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  Reason: Scary clowns.

• The Lorax

  Seuss, Dr.,

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  Reason: The book is anti-logging and/or deforestation.