Banned, Burned, Challenged, & Controversial Books List
Top 4 Most Banned books
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Bad For You Abbi Glines
Teen & YA Fiction about New Experiences
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The Covid Protocols: Upholding Your Rights in Authoritarian Times Abdiel LeRoy
Christian Profit, Civil Rights Laws
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Go the Fuck to Sleep (Boxed Set) Adam Mansbach
Parenting & Families Humor
More Happy Than Not Adam Silvera
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance
Ground Zero: A Novel of 9/11 Alan Gratz
Children's Explore Middle East Fiction
Neonomicon Alan Moore
Horror Graphic Novels
A Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi/Dystopian
George Alex Gino
Children's Bullies Issues/Transgender/LGBTQ+
Rainbow Boys (series) Alex Sanchez
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+/Dating/Sex
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale ADDED 3/25/2022
Discrimination & Racism Studies
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The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
Ghost/Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary
The Color Purple Alice Walker
Black & African American Historical Fiction
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel
LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels
Scary Stories (series) Alvin Schwartz
Children's Scary Stories
Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology Amy Sonnie
Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology
The Dirty Cowboy Amy Timberlake
Children's Western American Historical Fiction
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Teen & YA Fiction Black & African American
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank
Memoir/WWII/Holocaust
Go Ask Alice Anonymous
Drug Addiction
A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess
Dark Humor
Stuck in the Middle Ariel Schrag
Teen & YA Comics & Graphic Novels
Out of Darkness Ashley Hope Perez
Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Prejudice
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
Contemporary Literature & Fiction
The Fountainhead Ayn Rand
Contemporary Literature & Fiction
Mavis Bone and the Fledgling Killer B.P. Smythe
Detective/LGBTQ
Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich
Poverty Studies
American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis
Lawyers & Criminals Humor
Saga Brian K.Vaughan
Horror Graphic Novels
Almost Perfect Brian Katcher
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance
From the Noble Savage to the Noble Revolutionary Carlos Rangel
Political Freedom In Spanish
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Red White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston
Gay Romance
The Breakaways Cathy G .Johnson
Children's Comics & Graphic Novels
Gossip Girl (series) Cecilyvon Ziegesar
Teen & YA about Class Differences
My Princess Boy Cheryl Kilodavis
Children's Transgender/LGBTQ+
Whale Talk Chris Crutcher
Teen & YA about Physical & Emotional Abuse
Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smythe
Children's Sexuality Books
Habibi Craig Thompson
Teen & YA Fiction about New Experiences
Dreaming In Cuban Cristina Garcia
Magical Realism
The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
Religious Mysteries
Prince and Knight Daniel Haack
Children's Folk Tales & Myths
Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes
Classic Science Fiction
Captain Underpants (series) Dav Pilkey
Children/Superhero
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Dav Pilkey
Children/Superhero
A Child Called It Dave Pelzer
Child Abuse/Memoir
City of Thieves David Benioff
Military Historical
Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story David Levithan
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+
Two Boys Kissing David Levithan
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying Derek Humphry
Suicide
Lady Chatterley’s Lover DH Lawrence
Romance
My Mom's Having a Baby! Dori Hillestad Butler
Children's New Baby Books
Fifty Shades of Grey (Series) E. L. James
Erotica/Romance
Tell Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe
Classic, dark literature
Infandous Elana K Arnold
Teen & YA Fiction Dating/Sex
Burned Ellen Hopkins
Teen & YA about Physical & Emotional Abuse
Crank Ellen Hopkins
Addiction
Glass Ellen Hopkins
Addiction
Tricks Ellen Hopkins
Addiction/Prostitution
Draw Me a Star Eric Carle
Children's Art Fiction
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque
Military Historical Fiction
This Day in June Gayle E. Pitman; Kristyna Litten (Illustrator)
LGBTQ history and culture
I Was Here Gayle Forman
Teen & YA Fiction about Suicide
All Boys Aren't Blue George M. Johnson
YA memoir
1984 George Orwell
dystopian
Animal Farm George Orwell
fantasy
Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks
Historical Australian & Oceanian Fiction
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Classic Coming of Age Fiction
Michelle Obama: Political Icon Heather E. Schwartz
Children's US Presidents & First Ladies
Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller
Erotic Literature & Fiction
How to be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi
Human Rights
A is for Activism written and illustrated Innosanto Nagara
Children's Activism
House of the Spirits Isabel Allende
Hispanic American Literature & Fiction
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Antiracist Baby Picture Book by Ibram X. Kendi ADDED 3/25/2022
Children's Books on Prejudice & Racism
The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger
Classic American Literature
Deliverance James Dickey
Psychological Literary Fiction
Ulysses James Joyce
European Literary History & Criticism
All American Boys Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
Teen & YA Fiction about Prejudice & Racism
Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher
Teen & YA Fiction about Suicide
I Am Jazz Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel
Children, Transgender, LGBTQ
Nasreen’s Secret School Jeanette Winter
Children's Explore Middle East Fiction
The Librarian of Basra Jeanette Winter
Children's Explore Middle East Fiction
The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls
Biographies of Journalists
Symptoms of Being Human Jeff Garvin
Teen & YA Fiction about Bullying
Bone (series) Jeff Smith
Fantasy Graphic Novels
Class Act Jerry Craft
Children's Prejudice & Racism Books
New Kid Jerry Craft
Children's Prejudice & Racism Books
Salvage the Bones Jesmyn Ward
Black & African American
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews
Teen & YA Fiction about Death
Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes
Children's Black & African American/Violence
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo Jill Twiss
Children's LGBTQ+
Harry Potter (series) JK Rowling
Magic/Wizardry
Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult
Legal Thrillers/School Shooting
Looking for Alaska John Green
Teen & YA Fiction about Death
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
Classic/Psychological Literary Fiction
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
Classic Historical Fiction
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson
Nonfiction/Medical Psychology History
Lawn Boy Jonathan Evison
Social class distinctions/cultural discrimination
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer
Teen & YA Fiction Classic Literature
Catch 22 Joseph Heller
Literary Satire Fiction/Dark Humor
Skippyjon Jones (series) Judith Schachner
Children's Imagination & Play Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret? Judy Blume
Children's Jewish Fiction Books
Forever… Judy Blume
Teen & YA Fiction about New Experiences
By the Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead Julie Anne Peters
Teen & YA Fiction about Suicide
This Book is Gay Juno Dawson
young adult non-fiction book on sexuality & gender
And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
nontraditional family/adoption
King and the Dragonflies Kacen Callender
Children's LGBTQ+
Two Can Keep a Secret Karen M McManus
YA Thriller
Awakening Kate Chopin
Religious Fiction Anthologies
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson
Children's on Death, Grief & Bereavement
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey
Medical Fiction/Mental Health
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
Asian American Literature
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Kiersten White
Teen & YA Monster
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut
Literary Satire Fiction
Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) L.C. Rosen
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance
It’s a Book Lane Smith
Children’s Books about Libraries & Reading
Internet Girls (series) Lauren Myracle
Magic
Before I Fall Lauren Oliver
Teen & YA Fiction about Death
Broken Things Lauren Oliver
Teen & YA Fiction about Death
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson
Teen & YA about Physical & Emotional Abuse
You Should See Me In a Crown Leah Johnson
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+
Heather Has Two Mommies Lesléa Newman
Children's LGBTQ+ Families
Go With the Flow Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann
female empowerment, & women's health
Fade Lisa McMann
Teen & YA Fiction Dating/Sex/Mystery
A Good Kind of Trouble Lisa Moore Ramée
Children's Black & African American
The Giver Lois Lowry
Children's/YA Dystopian Sci-Fi
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God Louise Rennison
Teen & YA Fiction Dating/Sex
Madeline and the Gypsies Ludwig Bemelmans
Children's Performing Arts Books
Feed M.T. Anderson
Teen & YA Sci-fi
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
Children's Time Travel
House of Furies Madeleine Roux
creepy fantasy
Gender Queer Maia Kobabe
LGBTQ/Memoir/Graphic Novel
Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
dystopian
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell
Civil War/Romance
For Black Girls Like Me Mariama J Lockington
Children's Diversity & Multicultural
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin.
Children's Black & African American ADDED 4/3/2022
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This One Summer Mariko Tamaki
Teen & YA Comics & Graphic Novels
Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles: Levana’s Story Marissa Meyer
Teen & YA Sci-fi
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi
Biographies & History Graphic Novels
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
Coming of Age Fiction
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Classic Action & Adventure
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Classic Action & Adventure
When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball Mark Weakland
Children's Sports Biographies
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
Autobiography
Weird Girl and What's His Name Meagan Brothers
Teen & YA Runaways
Queer: A Graphic History Meg-John Barker and Julie Scheele
LGBTQ Studies
On Thin Ice Michael Northrop
Children's about Disability
Suicide Notes Michael Thomas Ford
Teen & YA Fiction about Suicide
Whatever Michel Houellebecq
Humorous Literary Fiction
Flamer Mike Curato
YA Coming of Age Comics & Graphic Novels
Zenobia Morten Durr
Children's Comics & Graphic Novels/Death & Dying
Lush Natasha Friend
Teen & YA Substance Abuse Fiction
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
classic/romance/adultery/shunning
Bad Kitty (series) Nick Bruel
Children's Cat books
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card
Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi/
House of Night (series) P.C. Cast
Teen & YA Contemporary Fantasy/Vampires
In Our Mothers’ House Patricia Polacco
Children's LGBTQ+ Families
Story of O Pauline Réage
BDSM Erotica
Alice McKinley (series) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Children's Emotions Books
White Bird: A Wonder Story R.J. Palacio
Children's Holocaust Fiction Books
Goosebumps (series) R.L. Stine
YA, Monsters
The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families Rachel E Simon Children's Sexuality Books (Nonfiction)
Drama Raina Telgemeier
Comics & Graphic Novels
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
Teen & YA Fiction Dating/Sex
Native Son Richard Wright
Black & African American Literary Fiction
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
Classic/Children's Humorous Action & Adventure
The Chocolate War (series) Robert Cormier
Teen & YA about Peer Pressure
The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman
Apocalypse/Zombies
It’s Perfectly Normal Robie H. Harris
Sex, Gender, & Sexual Health
Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya
Teen & YA Magical Realism Fiction
Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur
Poetry
Between Shades of Gray Ruta Sepetys
Teen & YA Holocaust Historical Fiction
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton
Teen & YA Social Issues/Violence
The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie
Literary Satire Fiction
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros
Hispanic American Literature
Push Sapphire
Black & African American Women's Fiction
Water for elephants: a novel Sara Gruen
20th Century Historical Romance
Jacob's New Dress Sarah Hoffman
Children's Transgender/LGBTQ+
A Court of Frost and Starlight Sarah J Maas
Mythology & Folk Tales
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding Sarah S Brannen
Children's LGBTQ+ Families
Women Without Men Shahrnush Parsipur
Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction
We Are the Ants Shaun David Hutchinson
Teen & YA about Depression & Mental Illness
A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein
Children's Poetry
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie
Teen & YA Native American Fiction
What My Mother Doesn't Know Sonya Sones
Teen & YA Poetry
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
Teen & YA Fiction LGBTQ+
Twilight Saga Collection Stephenie Meyer
Teen & YA Vampire Fiction/Horror
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out Susan Kuklin
Transgender/Teen/YA
The Kingdom of Little Wounds Susann Cokal
Teen & YA Fairy Tale & Folklore
Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Children's Dystopian Sci-Fi Books
Beka Cooper (series) Tamora Pierce
YA Fantasy/Magic
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl Tanya Lee Stone
Teen & YA Fiction Dating/Sex
Freedom Writers Diary The Freedom Writers
Multicultural Education Methods
Be Gay Do Comics The Nib
LGBTQ+ Graphic Novels
Five, Six, Seven Nate Tim Federle
Teen & YA Theater Fiction
Better Nate Than Ever Tim Federle
Teen & YA Theater Fiction
The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien
Classic Fiction Anthologies & Collections
The Family Book Todd Parr
Children's Blended Families Books
The Color of Earth Dong Hwa Kim
Teen & YA Fiction Historical Romance
Beloved Toni Morrison
Black & African American Literary Fiction
The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
Black & African American Literary Fiction
Lolita Vladimir Nabokov
Coming of Age Fiction
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History
Wallace Terry African American/Vietnam
Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman
Classic Literature/Poetry
Malcolm X: Any Mean's Necessary Walter Dean Myers
Teen & YA Social Activists Biography
Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers
Monster Walter Dean Myers
Naked lunch William S. Burroughs
Relationship of art and obscenity
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare
Classic/Essays
So Far from the Bamboo Grove Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Children's Homelessness & Poverty Books
Their Eyes were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
Black & African American Literary Fiction
Little Birds Anaïs Nin
Erotica
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot
Cell Biology/Medical
The Living Bible Tyndale House Publishers
New Living Translation Christian Bibles
We Rise, We Resist, we raise our voices Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
Children's Black & African American Stories