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100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the Last Decade

A list from the American Library Association of the 100 most banned & Challenged books from 2010-2019. For those who are unclear on exactly what banned and challenged actually means, let me explain. These 100 books have all been targeted for removal from school curricula, school and public libraries, and any other government funded educational programs. In some states, teachers and librarians can be threatened with arrest for even suggesting that students read them on their own. The majority of these books are children's or YA books, so the purpose is to prevent children and teens from thinking on their own. So, every one should go out and buy at least one of these and give it to their kids. Then TALK to them about it. Ignorance is NEVER the answer. Dialogue is.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
1
Sherman Alexie
Captain Underpants (Dav Pilkey)
Captain Underpants
2
Dav Pilkey
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
3
Jay Asher
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
4
John Green
George (Alex Gino)
George
5
Alex Gino
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
6
Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
7
Raina Telgemeier
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
8
E.L. James
The Internet Girls Series (Lauren Myracle)
The Internet Girls Series
9
Lauren Myracle
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
10
Toni Morrison
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
11
Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
12
Suzanne Collins
I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings)
I Am Jazz
13
Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
14
Stephen Chbosky
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
Bone (Jeff Smith)
Bone
16
Jeff Smith
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
17
Jeannette Walls
Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
Two Boys Kissing
18
David Levithan
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Jill Twiss)
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
19
Jill Twiss
Sex Is a Funny Word (Cory Silverberg)
Sex Is a Funny Word
20
Cory Silverberg
Alice McKinley Series (Naylor)
Alice McKinley Series
21
Naylor
It's Perfectly Normal
It's Perfectly Normal
22
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
23
Jodi Picoult
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
24
Alvin Schwartz
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
25
Laurie Halse Anderson
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
26
Aldous Huxley
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
27
Susan Kuklin
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
28
John Steinbeck
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
29
Margaret Atwood
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
30
Angie Thomas
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
31
Alison Bechdel
It's a Book (Smith)
It's a Book
32
Smith
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
33
Mark Twain
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
34
Tim O'Brien
What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sonya Sones)
What My Mother Doesn't Know
35
Sonya Sones
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
36
Dave Pelzer
Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty
37
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
38
Ellen Hopkins
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
39
Barbara Ehrenreich
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
40
Marjane Satrapi
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