Take a photo of a barcode or cover
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
The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions”
It's Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
Robie H. Harris
Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: “alleges it is child pornography”
Saga, Vol. 1
Brian K. Vaughan
Reasons: anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group
A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Reasons: religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
Tanya Lee Stone
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
Bone: The Complete Edition
Jeff Smith
Reason: political viewpoint, racism, violence
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: unsuited for age group, violence
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: unsuited for age group, violence
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence