Out of 5,718 challenges reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported.
| 1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz | |
| 2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite | PZ 4.9 W54324 Dd 1990 |
| 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou | |
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier |
PZ 7 C674 CH 1974 |
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain |
PS 1305 A1 1955 |
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck |
PS 3537 T327 O4 1975 |
7. Forever by Judy Blume |
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8. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson |
PZ 7 P384 BR 1987 |
9. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman |
PZ 4.9 N4839 HT 1989 |
10. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger |
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11. The Giver by Lois Lowry |
PZ 7 L696 Gv 1993 |
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier |
PZ 7 C678 MY 1974 |
13. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris |
HQ 53 H37 1994 |
14. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
PZ 7 N394 Ah 1999 |
15. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine |
PZ 7 S8583 |
16. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck |
PZ 7 P425 DY 1977 |
17. The Color Purple by Alice Walker |
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18. Sex by Madonna |
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19. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel |
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20. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson |
PZ 7 P384 GR 1978 |
21. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak |
PZ 4.9 S378 IN 1970 |
22. The Witches by Roald Dahl |
PZ 7 D137 WT 1983 |
23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle |
PZ 7 L538 Wr 1962a |
24. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein |
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25. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous |
PZ 7 L538 Wr 1962a |
26. The Goats by Brock Cole |
PZ 7 C6436 GT 1987 |
27. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard |
PZ 4.9 A454 SP |
28. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry |
PZ 7 L696 AN 1981 |
29. Final Exit by Derek Humphry |
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30. Blubber by Judy Blume |
PZ 7 B6265 BB 1974 A |
31. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam |
PZ 8.3 M25 HW 1987 |
32. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George |
PZ 7 G2933 Jl 1977 |
33. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane |
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34. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison |
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35. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras |
WS 460 M324 1983 |
36. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers |
PZ 7 M947 FL 1988 |
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood |
PR 9253 T86 H337 1990 |
38. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton |
PZ 7 H5976 Ou 1967a |
39. The Pigman by Paul Zindel |
PZ 7 Z647 PG 1968 |
40. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
PS 3523 E27 T6 |
41. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier |
PZ 7 C674 WL 1991 |
42. Deenie by Judy Blume |
PZ 7 B6265 DN 1973 |
43. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes |
PS 3561 E9 F5 1967 |
44. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden |
PZ 7 G165 An 1992 |
45. Beloved by Toni Morrison |
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| 46. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar | |
47. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz |
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48. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling |
PZ 7 R79835 HP 1997 |
49. Cujo by Stephen King |
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50. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl |
PZ 7 D137 JA |
51. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein |
PZ 8.3 S549 LG 1981 |
52. Ordinary People by Judith Guest |
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53. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis |
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54. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley |
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55. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice) |
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56. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard |
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57. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole |
HQ 53 C645 1988 |
58. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras |
WS 460 M322 1984 |
59. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell |
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60. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume |
PZ 7 B6265 AR 1974 |
61. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy |
HQ 41 P614 1981 |
62. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly |
PZ 7. C7642 Cr 1995 |
63. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher |
PZ 7 C8847 AT 1991 |
64. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan |
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65. Fade by Robert Cormier |
PZ 7 C674 FD 1988 |
66. Guess What? by Mem Fox |
PZ 4.9 F695 GS 1990 |
67. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut |
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68. Lord of the Flies by William Golding |
PR 6013 O45 L6 1958 |
69. Native Son by Richard Wright |
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70. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday |
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71. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen |
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72. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer |
PZ 7 B3253 ON 1987 |
73. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende |
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74. Jack by A.M. Homes |
PZ 7 H745 JC 1989 |
75. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge |
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76. Family Secrets by Norma Klein |
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77. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole |
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78. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya |
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79. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle |
QP 251.5 M38 1973A |
80. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney |
PZ 7 C7833 FC 1990 |
81. Carrie by Stephen King |
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82. The Dead Zone by Stephen King |
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83. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain |
PS 1306 A3 1969 |
84. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison |
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85. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez |
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86. Private Parts by Howard Stern |
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87. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford |
PZ 4.9 H187 WH 1987 |
88. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene |
PZ 7 G7441 SM 1973 |
89. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume |
PZ 7 B6265 TG 1981 |
90. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman |
PZ 4.9 B227 Lt 1972 |
91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett |
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92. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher |
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93. Sex Education by Jenny Davis |
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94. Jumper by Steven Gould |
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95. Christine by Stephen King |
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96. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene |
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97. That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton |
PZ 7 H5976 TH 1971 |
98. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy |
HQ 51 P6 1981 |
99. The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain |
PZ 7 B7806 WS 1983 |
100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier |
