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50 Challenged/Banned Books in the U.S.

Here is a list of fictional books that have been challenged/banned by school districts or public libraries.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
2
John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
3
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
6
Toni Morrison
Lord of the Flies ... 1954 (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies ... 1954
7
William Golding
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
8
George Orwell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
9
Vladimir Nabokov
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
11
Joseph Heller
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
13
George Orwell
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
14
William Faulkner
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
15
Zora Neale Hurston
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
16
Richard Wright
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
17
Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
18
Suzanne Collins
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
19
Jodi Picoult
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
20
Angie Thomas
The Holy Bible (Various)
The Holy Bible
21
Various
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
22
Walter Dean Myers
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
23
Mark Twain
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
24
Katherine Paterson
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
25
Richard Wright
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
26
Ernest Hemingway
Killing Mr. Griffin (Lois Duncan)
Killing Mr. Griffin
27
Lois Duncan
A Child Called 'It' (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called 'It'
28
Dave Pelzer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
29
Jonathan Safran Foer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
30
Ken Kesey
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
31
Stephen King
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
32
Kurt Vonnegut
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
33
James Baldwin
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
34
Anthony Burgess
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Life (Dashka Slater)
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Life
35
Dashka Slater
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
36
John Knowles
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
37
Anne Frank
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
38
Ray Bradbury
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
39
Judy Blume
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
40
Lois Lowry
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