Banned Books: lists

Top 100 banned/challenged books of 2000-2009

1. Harry Potter (series) ~ by J.K. Rowling
2. Alice (series) ~ by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. The Chocolate War ~ by Robert Cormier

4. And Tango Makes Three ~ by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
5. Of Mice and Men ~ by John Steinbeck
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ~ by Maya Angelou
7. Scary Stories (series) ~ by Alvin Schwartz
8. His Dark Materials (series) ~ by Philip Pullman
9. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (Internet Girls series) ~ by Lauren Myracle
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ~ by Stephen Chbosky
11. Fallen Angels ~ by Walter Dean Myers
12. It’s Perfectly Normal ~ by Robie Harris
13. Captain Underpants (series) ~ by Dav Pilkey
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ~ by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye ~ by Toni Morrison
16. Forever ~ by Judy Blume

17. The Color Purple ~ by Alice Walker
18. Go Ask Alice ~ by Anonymous
19. Catcher in the Rye ~ by J.D. Salinger
20. King and King ~ by Linda de Haan
21. To Kill A Mockingbird ~ by Harper Lee
22. Gossip Girl (series) ~ by Cecily von Ziegesar
23. The Giver ~ by Lois Lowry
24. In the Night Kitchen ~ by Maurice Sendak
25. Killing Mr. Griffen ~ by Lois Duncan
26. Beloved ~ by Toni Morrison
27. My Brother Sam Is Dead ~ by James Lincoln Collier
28. Bridge To Terabithia ~ by Katherine Paterson

29. The Face on the Milk Carton ~ by Caroline B. Cooney
30. We All Fall Down ~ by Robert Cormier
31. What My Mother Doesn’t Know ~ by Sonya Sones
32. Bless Me, Ultima ~ by Rudolfo Anaya
33. Snow Falling on Cedars ~ by David Guterson
34. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things ~ by Carolyn Mackler
35. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging ~ by Louise Rennison
36. Brave New World ~ by Aldous Huxley
37. It’s So Amazing ~ by Robie Harris
38. Arming America ~ by Michael Bellasiles
39. Kaffir Boy ~ by Mark Mathabane
40. Life is Funny ~ by E.R. Frank
41. Whale Talk ~ by Chris Crutcher
42. The Fighting Ground ~ by Avi
43. Blubber ~ by Judy Blume
44. Athletic Shorts ~ by Chris Crutcher
45. Crazy Lady ~ by Jane Leslie Conly
46. Slaughterhouse-Five ~ by Kurt Vonnegut
47. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby ~ by George Beard
48. Rainbow Boys ~ by Alex Sanchez
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ~ by Ken Kesey

50. The Kite Runner ~ by Khaled Hosseini
51. Daughters of Eve ~ by Lois Duncan
52. The Great Gilly Hopkins ~ by Katherine Paterson
53. You Hear Me? ~ by Betsy Franco
54. The Facts Speak for Themselves ~ by Brock Cole
55. Summer of My German Soldier ~ by Bette Green
56. When Dad Killed Mom ~ by Julius Lester
57. Blood and Chocolate ~ by Annette Curtis Klause
58. Fat Kid Rules the World ~ by K.L. Going
59. Olive’s Ocean ~ by Kevin Henkes
60. Speak ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson
61. Draw Me A Star ~ by Eric Carle
62. The Stupids (series) ~ by Harry Allard
63. The Terrorist ~ by Caroline B. Cooney
64. Mick Harte Was Here ~ by Barbara Park
65. The Things They Carried ~ by Tim O’Brien
66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry ~ by Mildred Taylor
67. A Time to Kill ~ by John Grisham
68. Always Running ~ by Luis Rodriguez
69. Fahrenheit 451 ~ by Ray Bradbury
70. Harris and Me ~ by Gary Paulsen
71. Junie B. Jones (series) ~ by Barbara Park
72. Song of Solomon ~ by Toni Morrison
73. What’s Happening to My Body Book ~ by Lynda Madaras
74. The Lovely Bones ~ by Alice Sebold
75. Anastasia (series) ~ by Lois Lowry

76. A Prayer for Owen Meany ~ by John Irving
77. Crazy: A Novel ~ by Benjamin Lebert
78. The Joy of Gay Sex ~ by Dr. Charles Silverstein
79. The Upstairs Room ~ by Johanna Reiss
80. A Day No Pigs Would Die ~ by Robert Newton Peck
81. Black Boy ~ by Richard Wright
82. Deal With It! ~ by Esther Drill
83. Detour for Emmy ~ by Marilyn Reynolds
84. So Far From the Bamboo Grove ~ by Yoko Watkins
85. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes ~ by Chris Crutcher
86. Cut ~ by Patricia McCormick
87. Tiger Eyes ~ by Judy Blume
88. The Handmaid’s Tale ~ by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights ~ by H.G. Bissenger
90. A Wrinkle in Time ~ by Madeline L’Engle
91. Julie of the Wolves ~ by Jean Craighead George
92. The Boy Who Lost His Face ~ by Louis Sachar
93. Bumps in the Night ~ by Harry Allard
94. Goosebumps (series) ~ by R.L. Stine
95. Shade’s Children ~ by Garth Nix
96. Grendel ~ by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits ~ by Isabel Allende
98. I Saw Esau ~ by Iona Opte
99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret ~ by Judy Blume
100. America: A Novel ~ by E.R. Frank

The 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000

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

9. Bridge to Terabithia ~ by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) ~ by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies ~ by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead ~ by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye ~ by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver ~ by Lois Lowry
15. It's Perfectly Normal ~ by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) ~ by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die ~ by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple ~ by Alice Walker
19. Sex ~ by Madonna
20. Earth's Children (Series) ~ by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins ~ by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time ~ by Madeleine L'Engle
23. Go Ask Alice ~ by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels ~ by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen ~ by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) ~ by Harry Allard
27. The Witches ~ by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex ~ by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) ~ by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats ~ by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy ~ by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber ~ by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin ~ by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC ~ by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down ~ by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit ~ by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid's Tale ~ by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves ~ by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye ~ by Toni Morrison
40. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters ~ by Lynda Madaras
41. To Kill a Mockingbird ~ by Harper Lee
42. Beloved ~ by Toni Morrison
43. The Outsiders ~ by S.E. Hinton
44. The Pigman ~ by Paul Zindel
45. Bumps in the Night ~ by Harry Allard
46. Deenie ~ by Judy Blume
47. Flowers for Algernon ~ by Daniel Keyes
48. Annie on my Mind ~ by Nancy Garden
49. The Boy Who Lost His Face ~ by Louis Sachar
50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat ~ by Alvin Schwartz

51. A Light in the Attic ~ by Shel Silverstein
52. Brave New World ~ by Aldous Huxley
53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy ~ by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up ~ by Joanna Cole
55. Cujo ~ by Stephen King
56. James and the Giant Peach ~ by Roald Dahl
57. The Anarchist Cookbook ~ by William Powell
58. Boys and Sex ~ by Wardell Pomeroy
59. Ordinary People ~ by Judith Guest
60. American Psycho ~ by Bret Easton Ellis
61. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons ~ by Lynda Madaras
62. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret ~ by Judy Blume
63. Crazy Lady ~ by Jane Conly
64. Athletic Shorts ~ by Chris Crutcher
65. Fade ~ by Robert Cormier
66. Guess What? ~ by Mem Fox
67. The House of Spirits ~ by Isabel Allende
68. The Face on the Milk Carton ~ by Caroline Cooney
69. Slaughterhouse-Five ~ by Kurt Vonnegut
70. Lord of the Flies ~ by William Golding
71. Native Son ~ by Richard Wright
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies ~ by Nancy Friday
73. Curses, Hexes and Spells ~ by Daniel Cohen
74. Jack ~ by A.M. Homes
75. Bless Me, Ultima ~ by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76. Where Did I Come From? ~ by Peter Mayle
77. Carrie ~ by Stephen King
78. Tiger Eyes ~ by Judy Blume
79. On My Honor ~ by Marion Dane Bauer
80. Arizona Kid ~ by Ron Koertge
81. Family Secrets ~ by Norma Klein
82. Mommy Laid An Egg ~ by Babette Cole
83. The Dead Zone ~ by Stephen King
84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ~ by Mark Twain
85. Song of Solomon ~ by Toni Morrison
86. Always Running ~ by Luis Rodriguez
87. Private Parts ~ by Howard Stern
88. Where's Waldo? ~ by Martin Hanford
89. Summer of My German Soldier ~ by Bette Greene

90. Little Black Sambo ~ by Helen Bannerman
91. Pillars of the Earth ~ by Ken Follett
92. Running Loose ~ by Chris Crutcher
93. Sex Education ~ by Jenny Davis
94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones ~ by Bette Greene
95. Girls and Sex ~ by Wardell Pomeroy
96. How to Eat Fried Worms ~ by Thomas Rockwell
97. View from the Cherry Tree ~ by Willo Davis Roberts
98. The Headless Cupid ~ by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99. The Terrorist ~ by Caroline Cooney
100. Jump Ship to Freedom ~ by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

According to the ALA, these are the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2010.

1. And Tango Makes Three ~ by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ~ by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

3. Brave New World ~ by Aldous Huxley
Reasons: insensitivity, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit

4. Crank ~ by Ellen Hopkins
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit

5. The Hunger Games ~ by Suzanne Collins
Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

6. Lush ~ by Natasha Friend
Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

7. What My Mother Doesn’t Know ~ by Sonya Sones
Reasons: sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America ~ by Barbara Ehrenreich
Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint

9. Revolutionary Voices ~ edited by Amy Sonnie
Reasons: homosexuality, sexually explicit

10. Twilight ~ by Stephenie Meyer
Reasons: religious viewpoint, violence