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Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books (1990-1999)

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. They compile lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools. This list includes the 100 most frequently challenged books of the decade 1990–1999.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
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Daddy's Roommate (Michael Willhoite)
Daddy's Roommate (Michael Willhoite)
3
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
4
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
5
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
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Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever (Judy Blume)
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Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
9
Heather Has Two Mommies (Lesléa Newman)
Heather Has Two Mommies (Lesléa Newman)
10
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
11
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
12
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
13
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
14
Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
15
Goosebumps (R.L. Stine)
Goosebumps (R.L. Stine)
16
A Day No Pigs Would Die (Robert Newton Peck)
A Day No Pigs Would Die (Robert Newton Peck)
17
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
18
Sex (Madonna)
Sex (Madonna)
19
Earth's Children (Jean Auel)
Earth's Children (Jean Auel)
20
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
21
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
22
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
23
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
24
The New Joy of Gay Sex (Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, Felice Picano)
The New Joy of Gay Sex (Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, Felice Picano)
25
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
26
The Goats (Brock Cole)
The Goats (Brock Cole)
27
The Stupids (Series of 4 Books) (Harry Allard and James Marshall)
The Stupids (Series of 4 Books) (Harry Allard and James Marshall)
28
Anastasia Krupnik (Lois Lowry)
Anastasia Krupnik (Lois Lowry)
29
Final Exit (Derek Humphry)
Final Exit (Derek Humphry)
30
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber (Judy Blume)
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Halloween ABC (Eve Merriam)
Halloween ABC (Eve Merriam)
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Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography (Mark Mathabane)
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography (Mark Mathabane)
34
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls (Lynda Madaras)
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls (Lynda Madaras)
36
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
37
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
38
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
39
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
40
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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