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Most Challenged and Banned Books in the US 2001-2020

Taken from the top 10 banned and challenged books for each year on the ALA Banned and Challenged Books website https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
The list is in chronological order from books first entry in the top 10 for each year, many books are challenged in multiple years. Sometimes a whole series of books is challenged. Where an individual book is challenged and later the whole series is challenged I have put a series option in too.
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Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
1
J. K. Rowling
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
2
John Steinbeck
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
3
Robert Cormier
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou/USA)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou/USA
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Summer of My German Soldier
5
Bette Greene
The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J. D. Salinger
Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Alice
7
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
8
Anonymous
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels
9
Walter Dean Myers
Blood and Chocolate (Annette Curtis Klause)
Blood and Chocolate
10
Annette Curtis Klause
Taming the Star Runner (S.E. Hinton)
Taming the Star Runner
11
S.E. Hinton
Captain Underpants (Dav Pilkey)
Captain Underpants
12
Dav Pilkey
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
13
Mark Twain
Bridge to Terebithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terebithia
14
Katherine Paterson
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D.Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
15
Mildred D.Taylor
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
16
Jean Craighead George
Arming America (Michael A. Bellesiles)
Arming America
17
Michael A. Bellesiles
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It's Perfectly Normal
18
Robie Harris
We All Fall Down (Robert Cormier)
We All Fall Down
19
Robert Cormier
King and King (Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland)
King and King
20
Linda De Haan and Stern Nijland
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21
Stephen Chbosky
What My Mother Doesn't Know (Sonya Sones)
What My Mother Doesn't Know
22
Sonya Sones
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
23
Maurice Sendak
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
24
Judy Blume
Whale Talk (Chris Crutcher)
Whale Talk
25
Chris Crutcher
Detour for Emmy (Marilyn Reynolds)
Detour for Emmy
26
Marilyn Reynolds
Crazy Lady! (Jane Leslie Conly)
Crazy Lady!
27
Jane Leslie Conly
It's So Amazing (Robie Harris)
It's So Amazing
28
Robie Harris
And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
29
Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
Gossip Girl Series (Cecily Von Ziegesar)
Gossip Girl Series
30
Cecily Von Ziegesar
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Carolyn MacKler)
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
31
Carolyn MacKler
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
32
Toni Morrison
Scary Stories Series (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories Series
33
Alvin Schwartz
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories (Chris Crutcher)
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
34
Chris Crutcher
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
35
Toni Morrison
Olive's Ocean (Kevin Henkes)
Olive's Ocean
36
Kevin Henkes
The Golden Compass (Phillip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
37
Phillip Pullman
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
38
Alice Walker
Ttyl (Lauren Myracle)
Ttyl
39
Lauren Myracle
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
40
Philip Pullman
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