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Banned & Challenged Classics According to the ALA

A list from the American Library Association of 46 classics that have been challenged or outright banned in public schools, libraries, US states, and other countries. Check out the link to ala.org and read why these books have been challenged and/or banned. The go and buy at least one of them, read it, and pass it on.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
3
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
4
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
5
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
6
Ulysses
Ulysses
7
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
8
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
9
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
10
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
11
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
12
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
13
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
14
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
15
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
16
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
17
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
18
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
19
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
20
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
21
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
22
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
23
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
24
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
25
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
26
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
27
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
28
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
29
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings
30
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
31
Lady Chatterly's Lover
Lady Chatterly's Lover
32
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
33
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
34
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
35
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
36
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
37
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
38
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
39
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
40
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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