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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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 Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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