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Book |
Author |
Dewey Number |
Description |
Invisible
Man |
Ellison,
Ralph |
FIC
ELL |
Won
the 1953 National Book Award and has become a classic. |
Uncle
Tom’s Cabin |
Stowe,
Harriet Beecher |
FIC
STO |
Controversial
when she wrote it and still getting banned. |
Of
Mice and Men |
Steinbeck,
John |
FIC
STE |
Often read by high school students, but also
often banned. |
The
Grapes of Wrath |
Steinbeck,
John |
FIC
STE |
Another oft
banned book that has become a classic by Steinbeck. |
Leaves
of Grass |
Whitman,
Walt |
811
WHI |
Poetry banned. |
In
Cold Blood |
Capote,
Truman |
FIC
CAP |
It probably delighted Truman to have his book
banned. |
To
Kill A Mockingbird |
Lee,
Harper |
FIC
LEE |
Lee has her own book banned, after working closely
with Truman on his. |
Gone
With the Wind |
Mitchell,
Margaret |
FIC
MIT |
This classic won the 1937 Pulitzer and has
also been banned. |
The
Great Gatsby |
Fitzgerald,
F. Scott |
FIC
FIT |
Another classic on the list. |
Are
You There God? It’s Me Margaret |
Blume,
Judy |
J
FIC BLU |
A number of Judy Blume’s books for children
have been banned. |
A
Wrinkle in Time |
L’Engle, Madeleine |
J
FIC LEN |
Won the Newbery and makes the list of top 100
banned. |
Their
Eyes Were Watching God |
Hurston,
Nora Zeale |
FIC
HUR |
Don’t know this author? You should. |
The
Things They Carried |
O’Brien,
Tim |
FIC
OBR |
Story of a young soldier in Vietnam by an
award-winning author |
Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
Taylor,
Mildred |
J
FIC TAY |
This won the Newbery in 1977. |
One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
Kesey, Ken |
FIC
KES |
Both an allegory of individualism and a
heart-tearing psychological drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
manages to be uplifting without giving an inch to the seductions of
sentimentality. |
The
Kite Runner |
Hosseini,
Khaled |
FIC
HOS |
Well known book about modern Afghanistan. |
Snow
Falling on Cedars |
Guterson, David |
FIC
GUT |
Tale of Japanese Americans during WWII. |
The
Outsiders |
Hinton,
S.E. |
FIC
HIN |
You’ve read Catcher in the Rye, but have you
read The Outsiders? |
The
Handmaid’s Tale |
Atwood,
Margaret |
FIC
ATW |
Now a popular television show as well as a
banned book. |
Beloved |
Morrison,
Toni |
FIC
MOR |
Morrison’s award-winning books get banned regularly. |
I
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
Angelou,
Maya |
92
ANG |
Memoir by the poet and author. |
Bridge
to Terabithia |
Paterson,
Katherine |
J
FIC PAT |
A Vermont author, Paterson has a few books on
the banned list. |
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
Twain,
Mark |
FIC
TWA |
Classic. |
The
Giver |
Lowry,
Lois |
J
FIC LOW |
Award-winning children’s author and also on the
banned list. |