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by Anaya, Rudolfo A.

Book - 1999

In the mid 1940's, Antonio Mares, a young Mexican American boy, is torn between the history and religious beliefs of his family and those of a pagan heale...Show more In the mid 1940's, Antonio Mares, a young Mexican American boy, is torn between the history and religious beliefs of his family and those of a pagan healer named Ultima. Challenged for: occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit. Show less

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The Bluest Eye

A Novel

by Morrison, Toni

eBook - 2007

Toni Morrison won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature for this story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Challenged for: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence. Toni Morrison won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature for this story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Challenged for: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence. Show less

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Brave New World

by Huxley, Aldous

Book - 2013

A classic dystopian satire and terrifying vision of a soulless society. Challenged for: religious viewpoint, sexual content, anti-family. A classic dystopian satire and terrifying vision of a soulless society. Challenged for: religious viewpoint, sexual content, anti-family. Show less

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The Catcher in the Rye

by Salinger, J. D.

eBook - 1958

J.D. Salinger's coming-of-age novel is considered one of the 20th century's greatest, but it also continues to fall on and off yearly lists of the most censored books in U.S. high schools and libraries. Challenged for: vulgarities, sexual references. J.D. Salinger's coming-of-age novel is considered one of the 20th century's greatest, but it also continues to fall on and off yearly lists of the most censored books in U.S. high schools and libraries. Challenged for: vulgarities, sexual references. Show less

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My Sister's Keeper

A Novel

by Picoult, Jodi

Downloadable Audiobook - 2016

The story of a thirteen-year-old named Anna Fitzgerald, who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her siste...Show more The story of a thirteen-year-old named Anna Fitzgerald, who sues her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia. Challenged for: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence. Show less

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The Color Purple

by Walker, Alice

eBook - 2011

Walker's most famous novel won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award. Set in rural 1930s Georgia, it focuses on the position of...Show more Walker's most famous novel won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award. Set in rural 1930s Georgia, it focuses on the position of black women in the southern US, and has frequently been targeted by censors since its publication. Challenged for: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Show less

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Haddon, Mark

Book - 2004

Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary comi...Show more Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Challenged for: offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, profanity, atheism. Show less

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The Glass Castle

A Memoir

by Walls, Jeannette

eBook - 2009

A fascinating and insightful memoir in which the child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing. Challenged for: offensive language, sexually explicit. A fascinating and insightful memoir in which the child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing. Challenged for: offensive language, sexually explicit. Show less

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

by Baldwin, James

Book - 2016

A haunting coming-of-age story that has become a major American classic, based in part on the author’s childhood in Harlem. Challenged for: offensive language, sexual content, violence. A haunting coming-of-age story that has become a major American classic, based in part on the author’s childhood in Harlem. Challenged for: offensive language, sexual content, violence. Show less

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The Grapes of Wrath

by Steinbeck, John

Book - 2006

Pulitzer prize winning novel about the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers. Challenged for: inappropriate sexual references, vulgarity. Pulitzer prize winning novel about the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers. Challenged for: inappropriate sexual references, vulgarity. Show less

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The Great Gatsby

by Fitzgerald, F. Scott

eBook - 2004

A true classic of twentieth-century literature and nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Challenged for: language, sexual references. A true classic of twentieth-century literature and nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Challenged for: language, sexual references. Show less

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The Handmaid's Tale

by Atwood, Margaret

eBook - 1986

The tale of Offred, a Handmaid compelled to produce an heir for aristocratic families in the post-American totalitarian society of the Republic of Gilead. Challenged for: profanity, vulgarity, sexual overtones. The tale of Offred, a Handmaid compelled to produce an heir for aristocratic families in the post-American totalitarian society of the Republic of Gilead. Challenged for: profanity, vulgarity, sexual overtones. Show less

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Angelou, Maya

Downloadable Audiobook - 2011

Author and lifelong civil rights activist Maya Angelou talks about her childhood experiences with abandonment, bigotry and a vicious assault. Challenged for: vulgar language, sexual explicitness, violent imagery Author and lifelong civil rights activist Maya Angelou talks about her childhood experiences with abandonment, bigotry and a vicious assault. Challenged for: vulgar language, sexual explicitness, violent imagery Show less

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The Kite Runner

by Hosseini, Khaled

Book - 2013

An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the pr...Show more An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. Challenged for: sexual violence, offensive language, leads to terrorism, promotes Islam. Show less

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Make Something up

Stories You Can't Unread

by Palahniuk, Chuck

eBook - 2015

A transgressive fiction work, featuring taboo subjects, unique voices, and shocking images. Challenged for: profanity, sexual explicitness, overall offensiveness. A transgressive fiction work, featuring taboo subjects, unique voices, and shocking images. Challenged for: profanity, sexual explicitness, overall offensiveness. Show less

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Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists | American Library Association

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Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books, using its database and media reports. Take a look here for details on why these books were banned! Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books, using its database and media reports. Take a look here for details on why these books were banned! Show less

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