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Goodreads Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books

"This is a list of books that have at one point either been banned, censored, or requested for removal from libraries" (Goodreads)
The first 240 books are an exact replica of the Goodreads list; the remainder are 'highlights' chosen by me (usually 1000+ ratings, at least 2 votes - and not just to enhance my score.)
I have chosen a wide variety of covers in an attempt to capture the discombobulating variety of the books that made it onto the list.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2
J.K. Rowling
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
4
George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
5
Ray Bradbury
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
6
Anne Frank
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
7
J.D. Salinger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
8
J.K. Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
9
Lois Lowry
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
10
Aldous Huxley
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
11
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12
J.K. Rowling
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
13
Lewis Carroll
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
14
J.K. Rowling
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
15
William Golding
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
16
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
17
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
18
J.K. Rowling
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
19
Madeleine L'engle
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
20
Mark Twain
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
21
Suzanne Collins
The Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
The Origin of Species
22
Charles Darwin
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
23
Oscar Wilde
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
24
Vladimir Nabokov
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
25
Katherine Paterson
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
26
John Steinbeck
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
27
Daniel Keyes
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
28
Margaret Mitchell
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
29
Louis Sachar
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
30
Ken Kesey
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
31
Alice Walker
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
32
Judy Blume
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
33
Anthony Burgess
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
34
Shel Silverstein
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
35
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
36
Dan Brown
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
37
Philip Pullman
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
38
Roald Dahl
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
39
Joseph Heller
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
40
Mark Twain
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