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
One of the Boys
Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3)
Ponyboy
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Answers in the Pages
Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel
Stamped from the Beginning [Graphic Edition]: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America
The Story of My Anger
No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel
Obie Is Man Enough
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy
Different Kinds of Fruit
Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
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
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Most Frequently Challenged Books
243 books — 139 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 Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Books that Should Not be Banned
48 books — 83 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,502 books — 9,026 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


Stephen  King
If there's one American belief I hold above all others, it's that those who would set themselves up in judgment on matters of what is "right" and what is "best" should be given no rest; that they should have to defend their behavior most stringently. ... As a nation, we've been through too many fights to preserve our rights of free thought to let them go just because some prude with a highlighter doesn't approve of them." [Bangor Daily News, Guest Column of March 20, 1992] ...more
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.
Kurt Vonnegut

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