“Three of the most challenged books of 2004 – King and King by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky, and Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – have been criticised for their homosexual themes. Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, meanwhile, has attracted complaints for its alleged depictions of racism and sexism and its use of violent language.”