Banned Books

A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content. In some cases, banned books of the past have been burned and/or refused publication. Possession of banned books has at times been regarded as an act of treason or heresy, which was punishable by death, torture, prison time, or other acts of retribution.

Since there is a large number of banned books, some publishers have specialized in them.

Books are still banned in the 2010s. Nowhere in the world can everything be published, although the prohibitions vary str
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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature
Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel
One of the Boys
Ponyboy
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
The Story of My Anger
The Book: The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
Man o' War
Obie Is Man Enough
Green
'Twas the Night Before Pride
Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
Answers in the Pages
Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
The Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
The Color Purple
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Giver (Giver, #1)
Beloved
The Kite Runner
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,502 books — 9,022 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Banned & Challenged YA Novels
91 books — 162 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Banned & Challenged Classics
106 books — 27 voters
The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Controversial Books I Have Read
100 books — 25 voters

When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. AndersonCapitalism on a Ventilator by Lee Siu HinThe Courage to Face Covid-19 by John LeakeThe Wolf Tamers by David SinclairHub by Matt Shaw
Books Banned on Amazon
22 books — 25 voters


Steven Magee
High powered radio frequency (RF) transmitters really need to be reclassified as an industrial application and banned out of residential communities that have developing babies and children.
Steven Magee

Chris Crutcher
You have to be mad in the language you're mad in. ...more
Chris Crutcher, Angry Management

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Banned Book Club Celebrate the freedom to read by discussing a banned book with us each quarter! We will discuss …more
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"Ban Banning Books" Group YOU CANNOT BAN OUR BOOKS! This group discusses how it's not okay to ban books. We will talk abou…more
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Banned Books Club censorship is advertising paid by the government- Federico Fellini
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This is the list of book choices for my students.
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