Daughters of Eve / Lois Duncan / 252 pages / October Challenge Banned Books

Daughters of  Eve was challenged in 2005 at the Lowell Indiana Middle School because of the book's profanity and sexual content; and was banned from Fairfax County, Virginia middle school libraries because it promotes risky behavior and violence and seeks to prejudice young vulnerable minds on several issues.  Concerns expressed about Lois Duncan's Daughters of Eve include inappropriate language and plot which features young people plotting murder and revenge.  The high school's most exclusive club is open to ten girls and by invitation only.  The club sponsor has an agenda and frightening, escalating actions.  Focusing on feminist issues such as wife-beating, inequality on the job, unfairness in high school athletics, the sexist dimension of male/female relationships, and abortion, Daughters of Eve addresses issues which continue to impact relationships, families, and society today.  It's a suspenseful read intended for high school aged teens, not middle schoolers.