The Giver
By 2000, eight of her books had been challenged in schools and libraries in the United States. In particular, "The Giver" (the first novel in The Giver Quartet) received a diversity of reactions from schools in America after its release in 1993. While some schools adopted it as a part of the mandatory curriculum, others prohibited the book's inclusion in their classroom studies. According to the "New York Times" in 2012, "The Giver" had been perennially near the top of the America Library Association's list of banned and challenged books since its publication. In a 2012 review of "Son", the "New York Times" said the 1993 publication of "The Giver" had "shocked adult and child sensibilities alike". In 2020, "Time" magazine described "The Giver" as "a staple of both middle school curricular and banned book lists."