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Banned and Challenged Classics From ALA

Each year, the ALA's (American Library Association) Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from libraries shelves and from classrooms.
The titles below represent banned or challenged books on that list. For more information on why these books were challenged, visit challenged classics and the Banned Books Week Web site.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
3
John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
5
Alice Walker
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
6
James Joyce
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
7
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
10
Vladimir Nabokov
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
12
Joseph Heller
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
15
Ernest Hemingway
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
16
William Faulkner
A Farewell to Arms (By Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms (By Ernest Hemingway)
17
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
18
Zora Neale Hurston
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
19
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
20
Toni Morrison
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
22
Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23
Ken Kesey
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
24
Kurt Vonnegut
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
25
Ernest Hemingway
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
26
Robert Penn Warren
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
27
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
28
Upton Sinclair
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
29
D.H. Lawrence
A Clockwork Oragne
A Clockwork Oragne
30
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
31
Kate Chopin
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
32
Truman Capote
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
33
Salman Rushdie
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
34
William Styron
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
35
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
36
Kurt Vonnegut
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
37
John Knowles
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
38
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
39
Evelyn Waugh
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
40
D.H. Lawrence
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