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Overview
A non-comprehensive list of 100 books that have been banned and/or challenged. Let's see what all the fuss is about!
Read Banned Books
100 participants (100 books)
Overview
A non-comprehensive list of 100 books that have been banned and/or challenged. Let's see what all the fuss is about!
Challenge Books
50
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
Susan Kuklin
Banned for LGBTQ+ content.
51
Out of Darkness
Ashley Hope Pérez
Banned for its portrayal of abuse and being "sexually explicit."
52
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey
Banned for "offensive language" and "inappropriate humor."
53
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Banned for sexually explicit content and its portrayal of child sexual abuse.
54
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Banned for its portrayal of racism.
55
Crank
Ellen Hopkins
Banned for its portrayal of drug use and for being "sexually explicit."
56
This One Summer
Mariko Tamaki
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and its portrayal of drug use.
57
I Am Jazz
Jazz Jennings, Jessica Herthel
Banned for its portrayal of a transgender child.
58
And Tango Makes Three
Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
Banned for its portrayal of gay penguins.
59
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
Jill Twiss
Banned for its portrayal of gay bunny rabbits and criticizing Mike Pence.
60
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Banned for being "too dark" for children.