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ALA's 2012-2013 Banned/Challenged Books List

Banned books lists are great sources of inspiration for what to add to your to-read pile. Rather than lists of "most frequently banned books of all time," I personally enjoy the most up-to-date list. Celebrate Banned Books Week this year by reading them all! Courtesy of ALA, here you go!
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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
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
2
M.T. Anderson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
3
Margaret Atwood
Uncle Bobby's Wedding
Uncle Bobby's Wedding
4
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
5
Orson Scott Card
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6
Stephen Chbosky
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
7
John Green
Nickled and Dimed
Nickled and Dimed
8
Tintin in the Congo
Tintin in the Congo
9
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
10
Khaled Hosseini
Totally Joe
Totally Joe
11
The Popularity Papers
The Popularity Papers
12
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
13
E.L. James
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
14
Stephen King
Sidescrollers
Sidescrollers
15
Allah, Liberty, and Love
Allah, Liberty, and Love
16
500 Years of Chicano History
500 Years of Chicano History
17
Neonomicon
Neonomicon
18
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
19
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
20
Intensely Alice
Intensely Alice
21
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
22
Chuck Palahniuk
In Our Mother's House
In Our Mother's House
23
And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three
24
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
25
Marjane Satrapi
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
26
William Shakespeare
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
27
Jane Smiley
Waterland
Waterland
28
Stuck in Neutral
Stuck in Neutral
29
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
30
Jeannette Walls
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
31
Tom Wolfe
Prep
Prep
32
Carter Finally Gets It
Carter Finally Gets It
33
The Family Book
The Family Book
34
The Dirty Cowboy
The Dirty Cowboy
35
Hero-Heel 2
Hero-Heel 2
36
Robocopolysis
Robocopolysis
37
When It Happens
When It Happens
38
The Most Dangerous
The Most Dangerous
39
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
40
Dave Pelzer
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