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The Most Controversial Books Ever Printed

books that are considered controversial online, critically, and in schools. From classics to young adult fiction.
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The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
The 48 Laws of Power
1
Robert Greene
After (Anna Todd)
After
2
Anna Todd
Beautiful Disaster (Jamie McGuire)
Beautiful Disaster
3
Jamie McGuire
Being Jazz (Jazz Jennings)
Being Jazz
4
Jazz Jennings
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
6
Robert Cormier
Crown of Starlight (Cait Corrine)
Crown of Starlight
7
Cait Corrine
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
8
Dan Brown
Empress Theresa (Norman Boutin)
Empress Theresa
9
Norman Boutin
The End of Alice (A.M. Homes)
The End of Alice
10
A.M. Homes
Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
11
E.L. James
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
12
Anonymous
Handbook for Mortals (Lani Sarem)
Handbook for Mortals
13
Lani Sarem
Holy Bible (King James Version)
Holy Bible
14
King James Version
I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings)
I Am Jazz
15
Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings
Kissing the Coronavirus (M.J. Edwards)
Kissing the Coronavirus
16
M.J. Edwards
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
17
D.H. Lawrence
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
18
Vladimir Nabokov
The Mister (E L James)
The Mister
19
E L James
The Mortal Instruments (Cassandra Clare)
The Mortal Instruments
20
Cassandra Clare
Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult
Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult
21
November 9: A Novel (Colleen Hoover)
November 9: A Novel
22
Colleen Hoover
The Pawn and the Puppet (Brandi Elise Szeker)
The Pawn and the Puppet
23
Brandi Elise Szeker
Playground (Aron Beauregard)
Playground
24
Aron Beauregard
Quran
Quran
25
Rage (Richard Bachman)
Rage
26
Richard Bachman
Reaper's Creek (Onision)
Reaper's Creek
27
Onision
Redeeming Love (Francine Rivers)
Redeeming Love
28
Francine Rivers
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
29
Salman Rushdie
The Secret (Rhonda Byrne)
The Secret
30
Rhonda Byrne
The Slob (Aron Beauregard)
The Slob
31
Aron Beauregard
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You (Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
32
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi
Stones to Abbigale (Onision)
Stones to Abbigale
33
Onision
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
34
Henry Miller
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
35
Stephenie Meyer
Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
Two Boys Kissing
36
David Levithan
Ugly Love (Colleen Hoover)
Ugly Love
37
Colleen Hoover
Verity (Colleen Hoover)
Verity
38
Colleen Hoover
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
39
Lionel Shriver
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
40
Delia Owens
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