<P> In 1960 , a teacher in Tulsa , Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class ; however , he was later reinstated . Between 1961 and 1982 , The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States . The book was banned in the Issaquah , Washington , high schools in 1978 as being part of an `` overall communist plot '' . In 1981 , it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States . According to the American Library Association , The Catcher in the Rye was the 10th most frequently challenged book from 1990 to 1999 . It was one of the ten most challenged books of 2005 , and although it had been off the list for three years , it reappeared in the list of most challenged books of 2009 . </P>
<P> In 1960 , a teacher in Tulsa , Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class ; however , he was later reinstated . Between 1961 and 1982 , The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States . The book was banned in the Issaquah , Washington , high schools in 1978 as being part of an `` overall communist plot '' . In 1981 , it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States . According to the American Library Association , The Catcher in the Rye was the 10th most frequently challenged book from 1990 to 1999 . It was one of the ten most challenged books of 2005 , and although it had been off the list for three years , it reappeared in the list of most challenged books of 2009 . </P>
where was the catcher in the rye banned
where was the catcher in the rye banned
high schools and libraries in the United States
high schools and libraries in the United States