Read 10 Banned Books

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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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Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

234 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

7 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 1970 user-added

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

400 pages • digital • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

313 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

335 pages • hardcover • 1955

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • paperback • 1951

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

158 pages • paperback • 1953

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

374 pages • hardcover • 2008

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Two Boys Kissing

David Levithan

208 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced