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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
67 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
37
Monday's Not Coming
Tiffany D. Jackson
Banned for its portrayal of violence, abuse, and neglect.
38
Palestine
Joe Sacco
Banned for its criticism of the Israeli government.
40
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
Julia Alvarez
Banned for "sexually explicit content."
41
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith
Banned for being "anti-police" and its discussion of white supremacy.
42
All American Boys
Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds
Banned for being "anti-police" and its discussion of white supremacy, as well as violent content.
43
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ibram X. Kendi
Banned for its portrayal of racism.
44
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement
Neil Gotanda, Kimberle Crenshaw, Garry Peller
Banned for its discussion of institutionalized racism and white supremacy.
45
Drown
Junot Díaz
Banned for promoting "ethnic solidarity" and being "anti-white."
46
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology
Jean-Paul Sartre
Banned for "challenging faith and morality."
47
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Banned for explicit language and portrayals of violence.
48
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Banned for portrayals of violence, suicide, and infanticide.