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100 Most challenged books

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Which ones haVe you read?


Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine

A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein

Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
*Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy

Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
*The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
*Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday )
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole

*The Dead Zone by Stephen King
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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I've read these:
Most of them for high school reading assignments or in college


The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
Sex by Madonna
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl



Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

*The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright

Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
Carrie by Stephen King


*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
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Why are they challenged?


The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (started, couldn't get into it)
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Carrie by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Private Parts by Howard Stern (saw the movie!)
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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I've read these:

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Blubber by Judy Blume
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
Deenie by Judy Blume
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Cujo by Stephen King
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
*Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Carrie by Stephen King
*The Dead Zone by Stephen King
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The color Purple by Alice Walker
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Deenie by Judy Blume
*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell


Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
*The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
*Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Carrie by Stephen King
*The Dead Zone by Stephen King
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Deenie by Judy Blume

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Ordinary People by Judith Guest
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (I wasn't too keen on this book.)
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel (My friends and I read all of these during middle school - we loved the sex scenes :twisted:)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Witches by Roald Dahl (I LOVE Roald Dahl!)
Blubber by Judy Blume
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Pigman by Paul Zindel (Read this in elementary school and LOVED it.)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (One of my all-time favorites.)
Cujo by Stephen King (I gave this to my 5th grade "boyfriend"... his mom flipped out and said my mom was a bad mother for allowing me to read SK :lol )
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Carrie by Stephen King
The Dead Zone by Stephen
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
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*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
*Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
*Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling (Just the first one)
*Forever by Judy Blume When I was 12--maybe a bit too young for that one!)[/b]

*Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
*The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

*The Color Purple by Alice Walker
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

*The Witches by Roald Dahl


*Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
*Blubber by Judy Blume
*Deenie by Judy Blume (When I was 11, also maybe a bit too young!)

*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
*James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

*Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (When I was 10: perfect age!)
*Lord of the Flies by William Golding
*Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

*Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
*Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
*How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
*The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

What the heck do people see is wrong about Where's Waldo, anything by Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein?????
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Blubber by Judy Blume
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
*Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

What the hell is wrong with "Where's Waldo?"??? :shock:
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Post by Anna »

I know I was wondering the same thing? Why challenge it.. I mean teh dude stands in the middle of crap.. what's offensive about that?
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I wondered that, too... and found this:
Although most of us are searching for Waldo among the crowd in the illustrations of this book, some folks have discovered something else entirely—purportedly a topless sunbather. The book was challenged by libraries in Michigan on the grounds that "on some of the pages there are dirty things."
Sounds to me like these librarians need to get a life and chill out :)
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I read most of these by the end of high school. This makes me want to reread a few!

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume (I think I was about 12 when I read this, and I remember really enjoying it)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (This takes me back to 5th grade, with this horrible teacher. He was mean, but he had good books!)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (I also didn't like this too much, but I'd like to reread it now that I'm older.)
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
*A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (LOVED this book, and I think I read the second one in the series too)
Blubber by Judy Blume
The Pigman by Paul Zindel (OMG!! I read this in maybe 6th or 7th grade, and it was awesome! Wasn't there a sequel too? I'd totally like to reread this.)
Deenie by Judy Blume
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (Classic.)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell (I remember reading this in school...maybe 4th grade or so?)

Can you tell that I loved Judy Blume? :lol It always makes me sad that her books are banned so much. They were a necessary part of my adolescence, IMO.

And um, does anyone have "Sex" by Madonna? I've always wanted to read it. Is it really erotic?
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