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Overview
A non-comprehensive list of 100 books that have been banned and/or challenged. Let's see what all the fuss is about!
Read Banned Books
57 participants (100 books)
Overview
A non-comprehensive list of 100 books that have been banned and/or challenged. Let's see what all the fuss is about!
Challenge Books
1
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Banned for "inappropriate language" and "critical race theory."
2
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Banned for being "sexually explicit" and "anti-Christian."
3
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and being "sexually explicit."
4
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Banned for being "sexually explicit."
5
All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and being "sexually explicit."
6
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
Banned for being "sexually explicit" and portrayals of rape and incest.
7
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman
Banned for portrayals of the Holocaust.
8
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Art Spiegelman
Banned for portrayals of the Holocaust.
9
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
Banned for the "culture of the author." (I am not making this up.)
10
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
Banned for being "sexually explicit" and portrayals of rape.
11
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
Banned for portrayals of puberty and religion.
12
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Banned for "excessive violence" and "bad language."