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• Nineteen Eighty-four

  a Novel

  Orwell, George, 1903-1950

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  Banned and/or challenged for political themes and sexual content.

• The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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  Challenged many times because of the words it defines.

• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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  Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images.

• Lawn Boy

  a Novel

  Evison, Jonathan,

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  Banned and/or challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.

• The Bluest Eye

  Morrison, Toni

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  Banned and/or challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit.

• To Kill a Mockingbird

  Lee, Harper

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  Banned and/or challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a "white savior" character, and its perception of the Black experience.

• Of Mice and Men

  Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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  Banned and/or challenged for racial slurs, racist stereotypes, and violence.

• The Handmaid's Tale

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Banned and/or challenged for profanity and for "vulgarity and sexual overtones."

• The Kite Runner

  Hosseini, Khaled

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  Banned and/or challenged because it includes sexual violence and was thought to "lead to terrorism" and "promote Islam."

• Fifty Shades of Grey

  James, E. L.

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  Banned and/or challenged due to sexually explicit content.

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

  a Novel

  Haddon, Mark, 1962-

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  Banned and/or challenged for offensive language and religious viewpoint.

• The Bible

  Authorized King James Version

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  Banned and/or challenged for religious viewpoint.

• Fun Home

  a Family Tragicomic

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  Banned and/or challenged for violence and "graphic images."

• Persepolis

  Satrapi, Marjane, 1969-

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  Banned and/or challenged for depictions of gambling, offensive language, and political viewpoints.

• Saga. Volume One

  Vaughan, Brian K.

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  Banned and/or challenged for nudity, offensive language, and sexually explicit content.

• A Stolen Life

  a Memoir

  Dugard, Jaycee Lee, 1980-

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  Banned and/or challenged for offensive language, sexually explicit content, and drugs/alcohol/smoking.

• Bless Me, Ultima

  Anaya, Rudolfo A.,

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  Banned and/or challenged for religious viewpoint, occult/Satanism, offensive language, and sexually explicit content.

• The Glass Castle

  a Memoir

  Walls, Jeannette

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  Banned and/or challenged for sexually explicit content and offensive language

• Beloved

  a Novel

  Morrison, Toni

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  Banned and/or challenged for sexually explicit content, religious viewpoint, and violence.

• Brave New World

  Huxley, Aldous

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  Banned and/or challenged for "insensitivity,' nudity, racism, religious viewpoint, and sexually explicit content.