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Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books (2000-2009)

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. We 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 2000-2009.
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
1
J.K. Rowling
Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Alice
2
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
3
Robert Cormier
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
4
Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
5
John Steinbeck
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
6
Maya Angelou
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
7
Alvin Schwartz
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
8
Philip Pullman
Internet Girls--Ttyl--Talk to You Later (Series of 3 Books) (Lauren Myracle)
Internet Girls--Ttyl--Talk to You Later (Series of 3 Books)
9
Lauren Myracle
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
10
Stephen Chbosky
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels
11
Walter Dean Myers
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It's Perfectly Normal
12
Robie Harris
Captain Underpants Series (Dav Pilkey)
Captain Underpants Series
13
Dav Pilkey
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
14
Mark Twain
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
15
Toni Morrison
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
16
Judy Blume
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
18
Anonymous
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
19
J.D. Salinger
King and King (Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland)
King and King
20
Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
21
Harper Lee
Gossip Girl Series (Cecily Von Ziegesar)
Gossip Girl Series
22
Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
23
Lois Lowry
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
24
Maurice Sendak
Killing Mr. Griffin (Lois Duncan)
Killing Mr. Griffin
25
Lois Duncan
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
26
Toni Morrison
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
My Brother Sam Is Dead
27
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
28
Katherine Paterson
The Face on the Milk Carton (Caroline B. Clooney)
The Face on the Milk Carton
29
Caroline B. Clooney
We All Fall Down (Robert Cormier)
We All Fall Down
30
Robert Cormier
What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sonya Sones)
What My Mother Doesn't Know
31
Sonya Sones
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
32
Rudolpho Anaya
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
33
David Guterson
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Carolyn MacKler)
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
34
Carolyn MacKler
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
35
Louise Rennison
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
36
Aldous Huxley
It's So Amazing (Robie Harris)
It's So Amazing
37
Robie Harris
Arming America (Michael A. Bellesiles)
Arming America
38
Michael A. Bellesiles
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography (Mark Mathabane)
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
39
Mark Mathabane
Life Is Funny (E. R. Frank)
Life Is Funny
40
E. R. Frank
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