On September 30, England’s Guardian reported that Phillip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy was second on the American Library Association’s most banned book list.
The list ranks the top 10 books and authors which are successfully banned from schools or frequently challenge, usually by parents concerned about what their children read or by religious groups, such as the Catholic League.
Pullman has come under fire for his atheist views and in particular for one scene in his final book where his protagonists kill a character called “God.”
The first of Pullman’s books was made into a movie, “The Golden Compass,” in 2007 starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig of “James Bond” fame.
ALA’s rankings came in the middle of the annual “Banned Books Week,” where libraries across the country celebrate freedom of speech.
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