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Read 10 Banned Books

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10 participants (31 books)

Overview

In times of censorship in the US, reading is just one of many ways of rebelling against the ignorant bigots who run the government .

These are just some of the most banned books in the US, feel free to add more and share!

Challenge Books

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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

211 pages • paperback • 1962

fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

137 pages • paperback • 1989

fiction classics historical middle grade emotional sad fast-paced
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver

The Giver #1

Lois Lowry

238 pages • digital • 1993

fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Mikki Kendall

287 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Front Desk

Front Desk #1

Kelly Yang

291 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • paperback • 1943

fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

253 pages • digital • 1993

fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced