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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
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
3
John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
6
James Joyce
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
7
Toni Morrison
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
10
Vladimir Nabokov
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
12
Joseph Heller
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
15
Ernest Hemingway
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
16
William Faulkner
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
17
Ernest Hemingway
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
18
Zora Neale Hurston
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
19
Ralph Ellison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
20
Toni Morrison
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
22
Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23
Ken Kesey
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
24
Kurt Vonnegut
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
25
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
26
Jack London
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
27
James Baldwin
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
28
Robert Penn Warren
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
30
Upton Sinclair
Lady Chatterly's Lover (Lawrence, D.H.)
Lady Chatterly's Lover
31
Lawrence, D.H.
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
32
Anthony Burgess
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
33
Kate Chopin
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
34
Truman Capote
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
35
Salman Rushdie
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
36
William Styron
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
37
D.H. Lawrence
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
38
Kurt Vonnegut
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
39
John Knowles
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
40
William S. Burroughs
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