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100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the Last Decade

A list from the American Library Association of the 100 most banned & Challenged books from 2010-2019. For those who are unclear on exactly what banned and challenged actually means, let me explain. These 100 books have all been targeted for removal from school curricula, school and public libraries, and any other government funded educational programs. In some states, teachers and librarians can be threatened with arrest for even suggesting that students read them on their own. The majority of these books are children's or YA books, so the purpose is to prevent children and teens from thinking on their own. So, every one should go out and buy at least one of these and give it to their kids. Then TALK to them about it. Ignorance is NEVER the answer. Dialogue is.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
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Captain Underpants
Captain Underpants
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Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
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Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
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George (Alex Gino)
George (Alex Gino)
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And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
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Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
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Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
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The Internet Girls Series (Lauren Myracle)
The Internet Girls Series (Lauren Myracle)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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Hunger Games Series
Hunger Games Series
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I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings)
I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Bone (Jeff Smith)
Bone (Jeff Smith)
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The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
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Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
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A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Jill Twiss)
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Jill Twiss)
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Sex Is a Funny Word (Cory Silverberg)
Sex Is a Funny Word (Cory Silverberg)
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Alice McKinley Series (Naylor)
Alice McKinley Series (Naylor)
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It'S Perfectly Normal
It'S Perfectly Normal
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Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
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Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
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Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
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It's a Book (Smith)
It's a Book (Smith)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
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What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sonya Sones)
What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sonya Sones)
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A Child Called It
A Child Called It
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Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty
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Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
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Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
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Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
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