banned book survey in book reviews

This list was compiled from the ALA 2000-2009 Banned Book List
mark in bold the books you’ve read:

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 Own It!!!
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
8. ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Myracle, Lauren
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
10. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
11. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
12. Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
13. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
14. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
15. Forever, by Judy Blume
16. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
17. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
18. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
19. King and King, by Linda de Haan
20. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
21. Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
22. The Giver, by Lois Lowry
23. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
24. Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan
25. Beloved, by Toni Morrison*
26. My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier
27. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
28. The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney
29. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
30. What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
31. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
32. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
33. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
34. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
35. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
36. It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris
37. Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles
    39. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane
38. Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank
39. Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
40. The Fighting Ground, by Avi
41. Blubber, by Judy Blume
42. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
43. Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly
44. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
45. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard
46. Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
47. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
48. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
49. Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan
50. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
51. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco
52. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole
53. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green
54. When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester
55. Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
56. Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going
57. Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
58. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
59. Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle
60. The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
61. The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney
62. Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park
63. The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
64. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
    67. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham
65. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez
    69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
66. Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen
67. Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park
68. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
69. What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras
70. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
71. Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
72. A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
73. Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert
74. The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
75. The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss
76. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck
    81. Black Boy, by Richard Wright
77. Deal With It!, by Esther Drill
78. Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
79. So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins
80. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
81. Cut, by Patricia McCormick
82. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume
83. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
84. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
85. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
86. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
87. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar
88. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard
89. Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine
90. Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix
    96. Grendel, by John Gardner
91. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
92. I Saw Esau, by Iona and Peter Opie
93. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
94. America: A Novel, by E.R. Frank

Last updated September 20, 2014