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Read 10 Banned Books

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22 participants (73 books)

Overview

In times of censorship in the US, reading is just one of many ways of rebelling against the ignorant bigots who run the government .

These are just some of the most banned books in the US, feel free to add more and share!

Challenge Books

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Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Front Desk

Front Desk #1

Kelly Yang

291 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • paperback • 1943

fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

253 pages • digital • 1993

fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

234 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

313 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

335 pages • hardcover • 1955

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • paperback • 1951

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

271 pages • paperback • 1982

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced