Banned Books: Banned Books

From the American Library Association’s “The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, 1990-1999.

• Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite. CL306.87 W
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. 811.54 A584IK
• The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. 813 C811C
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. 813.4 T969AHR
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. 813.52 S819OC
• Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling. FIC ROWLI
• Forever by Judy Blume. FIC BLUME
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. FIC PATE
• Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman. CL 306.87 N
• My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. FIC COL
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. 813.54 S165CYM
• The Giver by Lois Lowry. FIC LOWRY
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker. 813.54 W177C 1992
• Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel. 813.54 A917
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. FIC LENG
• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous. 813 G573
• Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. FIC MYE
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak. FIC SEN
• Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. 813.54 M882S
• Always Running by Luis Rodriguez. 364.1092 R696a 1994
• Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene. 813.54 G799S
• Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry. FIC LOWRYA
• Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane. 968.00496 M426K
• We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier. FIC CORM
• Final Exit by Derek Humphry. 179.7 H928F
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. 813.54 A887H 1987
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. FIC GEORG
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. 813.54 M882B
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 813.54 L478T
• Beloved by Toni Morrison. 813.54 M882BE 1987
• Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden. FIC GARDE
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 823.912 H986B
• Ordinary People by Judith Guest. 813.54 G936O
• Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. FIC BLUM
• Crazy Lady by Jane Conly. FIC CON
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. 813.54 V947 SA
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding. 823.914 G619L 1954
• Native Son by Richard Wright. 813.52 W952 NH
• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya. 813.54 A536B 1994
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. 813.4 T969AT2
• Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman. E BAN
• Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle. CL 612.6M

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• Bald, Margaret. Banned Book: Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds. Call Number: 091.1 B175L
• Doyle, Robert P. Books Challenged or Banned in 2002-2003. American Library Association, Chicago: 2003.
• Foerstel, Herbert N. Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries. Call Number: 025.213 F654b 2002
• Haight, Anne Lyon. Updated and Enlarged by Chandler B. Grannis. Banned Books: 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D. Call Number: 098.1 H149b 1978
• Karolides, Nicholas J. Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds. Call Number: 098.1 K18L
• Karolides, Nicholas J. Censored Books II: Critical Viewpoints, 1985-2000. Call Number: R810.9 C396 2002
• Noble, William. Bookbanning in America. Call Number: 098.1 N753b
• Rose, Johnathan. The Holocaust and the Book. Call Number: 363.310943 H754
• Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur. Censorship: 500 Years of Conflict. Call Number: 098.12 C396
• Sova, Dawn B. Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds. Call Number: 098.1 S729L
• Sova, Dawn B. Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds. Call Number: 098.1 S729Ls

From the American Library Association’s “The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, 2000-2009.

• Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling. FIC ROW
• The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier. 813 C811C
• And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell. E RIC
• Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. 813.52 S819O
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou. 811.54 A584IK
• His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman. FIC PULL
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. FIC CHB
• It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris. CL 613.9071 H
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. 813.4
• The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison. EREAD
• Forever, by Judy Blume. FIC BLUME
• The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. 813.54 W177C 1983
• Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous. 813 G573
• Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. 813.54 S165C
• King and King, by Linda de Haan. E DEHA
• To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 813.54 L478T
• The Giver, by Lois Lowry. FIC LOWRY
• In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak. FIC SEN
• Beloved, by Toni Morrison. 813.54 M882BE
• My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier. FIC COL
• Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson. FIC PATE
• We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier FIC CORM
• Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. 813.54 A536B
• Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson. 813.54 G983S
• The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler. FIC MACL
• Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison. FIC RENN
• Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. 823.912 H986BYG
• It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris. CL 612.6 H
• Blubber, by Judy Blume. EREAD
• Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly. FIC CON
• Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. 813.54 V947S
• Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez. FIC SANC
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey. 813.54 K42O
• The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. 813.6 H829K
• The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson. EREAD.
• Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green. 813.54 G799S
• Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going. FIC GOI
• Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes. FIC HENK
• Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. EREAD
• Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park. EREAD
• The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. 813.54 O13T
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor. FIC TAY
• A Time to Kill, by John Grisham. 813.54 G869T
• Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez. 364.1092 R696A
• Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. 813.54 B798F
• The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. EREAD
• Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry. FIC LOWRYA
• A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, 813.54 I72P
• The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss. CL 808.80358 RE
• So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins. EREAD
• Cut, by Patricia McCormick. EREAD
• The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. 813.54 A887H
• Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger. 796.33262 B623F
• A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle. 813.54 L566WQ
• Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George. FIC GEOR
• Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine. EREAD
• Grendel, by John Gardner. 813.54 G227G
• The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende. 863.64 A432C
• Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume. FIC BLUME

Last edited March 19th, 2019 at 7:26 pm by Rachel Doose