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How Many of These Frequently Banned and Challenged Books Have You Read?

This list includes everything from books challenged in specific school districts, to books burned by nazis. They were all challenged, banned, or burned for different reasons (as will become obvious). Read at your own risk, I suppose.
Sources:
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics
https://www.thefire.org/first-amendment-library/special-collections/banned-challenged-books/
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2
Sherman Alexie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
4
Robert Penn Warren
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
5
Bret Easton Ellis
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
6
Theodore Dreiser
The Anarchist Cookbook (William Powell)
The Anarchist Cookbook
7
William Powell
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
8
Louise Rennison
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
9
George Orwell
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
10
Nancy Garden
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
11
Judy Blume
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
12
William Faulkner
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
13
Malcolm X
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
14
Kate Chopin
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
16
Anonymous
Blood and Chocolate (Annette Curtis Klause)
Blood and Chocolate
17
Annette Curtis Klause
Bone
Bone
18
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
19
Aldous Huxley
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
20
Evelyn Waugh
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
21
Katherine Paterson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
22
Dee Brown
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
23
Jack London
Captain Underpants (Dav Pilkey)
Captain Underpants
24
Dav Pilkey
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
25
Stephen King
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
26
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
27
J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
28
Kurt Vonnegut
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
29
Robert Cormier
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
30
Anthony Burgess
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
31
Alice Walker
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
32
Ellen Hopkins
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
33
Mark Haddon
The Face on the Milk Carton (Caroline B. Cooney)
The Face on the Milk Carton
34
Caroline B. Cooney
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
36
Ernest Hemingway
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
37
E.L. James
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
38
Chuck Palahniuk
The Fighting Ground
The Fighting Ground
39
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
40
Daniel Keyes
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