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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
62
Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread
Chuck Palahniuk
Banned for being "disgusting and all around offensive".
63
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
Banned for its portrayal of graphic violence.
65
Pet
Akwaeke Emezi
Banned for LGBTQ+ content and its portrayal of child abuse.
66
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
Banned for its portrayal of suicide and “overt rejection of the woman’s role as wife and mother.”
67
The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier
Banned for religious content and depictions of violence.
68
ttyl
Lauren Myracle
Banned for offensive language and portrayals of sexuality.
69
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
Banned for its portrayal of suicide and abuse.
70
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Banned for "profanity and atheism."
71
How to Get Suspended and Influence People
Adam Selzer
Banned for portrayals of sexuality and having offensive language.
72
The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
Banned for "defaming the Catholic faith."