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Overview
The most comprehensive list I could create of the top 10 Banned books from 2001-2023 in (mostly) reverse chronological order. Still a work in progress as more books are being banned. There's no time limit, so feel free to take as long as you need! The Bible is optional due to length. The Captain Underpants Series and the Skippy John Jones series (other than the first books or books listed on ALA Website) are optional as I don't expect y'all to read through a bunch of kids books (totally can though if you want, I plan to).
All reasons listed are from the most recent time the book was banned. All information was found on the American Library Association Website. Links: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive and https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10.
Please reach out if you see any errors or anything missing! Happy reading!
All reasons listed are from the most recent time the book was banned. All information was found on the American Library Association Website. Links: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive and https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10.
Please reach out if you see any errors or anything missing! Happy reading!
Top 10 Banned Books
17 participants (122 books)
Overview
The most comprehensive list I could create of the top 10 Banned books from 2001-2023 in (mostly) reverse chronological order. Still a work in progress as more books are being banned. There's no time limit, so feel free to take as long as you need! The Bible is optional due to length. The Captain Underpants Series and the Skippy John Jones series (other than the first books or books listed on ALA Website) are optional as I don't expect y'all to read through a bunch of kids books (totally can though if you want, I plan to).
All reasons listed are from the most recent time the book was banned. All information was found on the American Library Association Website. Links: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive and https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10.
Please reach out if you see any errors or anything missing! Happy reading!
All reasons listed are from the most recent time the book was banned. All information was found on the American Library Association Website. Links: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive and https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10.
Please reach out if you see any errors or anything missing! Happy reading!
Challenge Books
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity, nudity, racism, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
What My Mother Doesn't Know
Sonya Sones
Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
Gossip Girl
Cecily von Ziegesar
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
Lush
Natasha Friend
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint
Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology
Amy Sonnie
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence
New Moon
Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence
Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence
Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult
Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence