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50 Banned Books That Everyone Should Read

Actually there are only 49 books listed in the source, so one book must have been banned from the Banned List. As an Australian, I can't quite grasp this banned books concept, but I score quite well on the challenge, so I decided to post it. You also might do well.
As in the source article, the list is broken down by categories:
01-12: Protect the Children
13-21: Religion and Politics
22-34: Sex
35-40: Race and Gender Issues
41-49: Multiple Reasons
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
1
J.D. Salinger
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
3
Judy Blume
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
4
Philip Pullman
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
5
William Golding
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
6
J.K. Rowling
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
7
Katherine Paterson
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
8
Roald Dahl
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
9
Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
10
Madeleine L'engle
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
11
Robert Cormier
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
12
Lois Lowry
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
13
Salman Rushdie
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
14
John Irving
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
15
John Steinbeck
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
16
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
17
Dr. Seuss
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
18
Dan Brown
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
19
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
20
George Orwell
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
21
Jonathan Swift
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
22
D. H. Lawrence
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
23
Henry Miller
Fanny Hill (John Cleland)
Fanny Hill
24
John Cleland
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
25
Walt Whitman
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
26
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
27
Aldous Huxley
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
28
Khalid Hosseini
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
29
Daniel Keyes
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
30
Kate Chopin
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
31
Gustave Flaubert
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
32
John Updike
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
33
Anne Frank
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
34
Vladimir Nabokov
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
35
Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
36
John Steinbeck
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
37
Alice Walker
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
38
Maya Angelou
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
39
Louisa May Alcott
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
40
Joseph Heller
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