Over the years the book has been challenged numerous times. The first time the classic novel A Separate Peace was challenged was in 1980 by Challenged in Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, NY School District as a "filthy, trashy sex novel." Challenged at the Fannett-Metal High School in Shippensburg, Pa.in 1985 because of its allegedly offensive language. In 1989 the novel was once again challenged fat a local high school in Tennessee for its language/profanity. In 1991 a high school in Illinois said, “A Separate Peace contain too much language/profanity and "negative attitudes". In 1996, the last time the book was challenged until later in the 2000’s was in North Carolina for the same reason as always, “language/profanity”.
