Books Banned in Multiple
84 banned books
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess' dystopian novel tied for #8 on ALA's 2025 most-challenged books list, decades after its first censorshi...
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas' BookTok phenomenon became the #1 NYT series. The author is now the 3rd most-banned author in America....
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway's WWI novel remains challenged despite being a literary classic....
A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard's memoir of her 18-year abduction became a powerful account of resilience....
All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson's #1 ALA 2024 banned book and memoir-manifesto became key in contemporary censorship conversations....
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume's classic has ~3 bans and a 2023 film. A perennial challenge target....
Beloved
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an enslaved woman became a cornerstone of American literature....
Bone, Complete Edition
Jeff Smith's ALA top 100 epic graphic novel has ~5 bans despite being beloved....
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian masterpiece about a future controlled through pleasure has never gone out of print....
Captain Underpants and the Epic Adventure
Dav Pilkey's #2 ALA 2010-2019 series has ~10 bans for toilet humor....
Crank
Ellen Hopkins' novel in verse about a teenager's descent into crystal meth addiction became a #1 NYT bestseller....
Daddy's Roommate
Michael Willhoite's #2 ALA 1990-1999 book pioneered LGBTQ+ children's literature....
Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier's Stonewall Honor graphic novel has 57 documented bans....
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell's #1 NYT YA romance has ~30 documented bans....
Flamer
Mike Curato's Lambda Award-winning graphic novel ranked #5 ALA 2023 and #10 ALA 2024....
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The first book in the seven-book Harry Potter series follows young wizard Harry Potter as he discovers his magical herit...
Identical
Ellen Hopkins' novel about twin sisters and trauma tied for #8 on ALA's 2025 most-challenged books list....
Lawn Boy
Jonathan Evison's Alex Award winner became a major political controversy and ban target....
Looking for Alaska
John Green's debut YA novel tied for #8 on ALA's 2025 most-challenged books list and remains one of the most frequently ...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews' novel about friendship and cancer ranks #6 ALA 2024 and #11 ALA 2023....
Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur's #1 NYT bestselling poetry collection about love, loss, and healing reached millions. Now it's Instagram poet...
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult's major film has ~5 bans. She's the most-banned author 2023-24....
Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult's novel about the aftermath of a school shooting explores multiple perspectives. Was the #1 most-banned boo...
Out of Darkness
Ashley Hope Pérez's Printz Honor novel about a 1937 school explosion and young love became intensely targeted....
Push
Sapphire's brutal novel about a teenage girl surviving incest and abuse became the film Precious....
Saga, Volume One
Brian K. Vaughan's Eisner-winning graphic novel has ~5 bans....
Sex is a Funny Word
Cory Silverberg's ALA top 100 2010-2019 book has ~10 bans for sex education content....
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut's semi-autobiographical anti-war novel about the firebombing of Dresden ranks among the greatest American ...
Sold
Patricia McCormick's novel about a girl trafficked into sexual exploitation ranked #1 on ALA's 2025 most-challenged book...
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson's novel about a high school girl navigating trauma has sold over 3.5 million copies and been trans...
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
#1 NYT antiracism text that became a major school ban target across America....
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie's National Book Award winner was #1 ALA 2010-2019 challenge target....
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison's debut novel about a young Black girl in 1940s Ohio became one of the most-banned books in America despit...
The Color Purple
Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Black women's lives and freedom became a film and Broadway musical....
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a theocratic regime that subjugates women has become a cultural touchstone. Now ...
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas' YA novel about witnessing police brutality became a major film and cultural touchstone....
The Kite Runner
This literary bestseller tells the story of Amir and Hassan, childhood friends in Afghanistan. Became a Broadway play an...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky's coming-of-age novel placed #2 on ALA's 2025 most-challenged books list and remains a frequent censorsh...
The Walking Dead Deluxe, Vol. 1
Robert Kirkman's TV franchise graphic novel has ~5 bans for violence....
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher's novel about a student who leaves behind tapes about her suicide became a controversial Netflix series....
This Book Is Gay
Juno Dawson's #3 ALA 2023 banned book is a sex education guide for LGBTQ+ teens being aggressively challenged....
Tricks
Ellen Hopkins' novel in verse about teens in the sex trade became the #1 most-banned book of 2022-23....
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer's massive franchise has ~10 bans despite 6M readership....
Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen's #1 NYT bestseller about life in a Depression-era circus became a film and Broadway show....
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch
Gregory Maguire's Wicked became a #1 NYT bestseller and Broadway megahit. It's received 17 new bans in 2024-25....
A Child Called It
Dave Pelzer's memoir about surviving severe child abuse became a #1 NYT bestseller despite ongoing challenges....
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz's acclaimed YA novel about two boys discovering love became a beloved classic....
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram's debut YA novel about a gay Persian teen became an instant classic....
Define Normal
Julie Anne Peters' YA novel about a gay teen and his friendship became a groundbreaking work of representation....
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
Russell Freedman's Newbery Medal biography of Eleanor Roosevelt inspired generations....
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes' Nebula and Hugo Award-winning novel about a man with intellectual disability who undergoes an experimental...
Forever
Judy Blume's 1975 YA novel about teenage sexuality has been challenged for 50 years....
Fortune
Nora Roberts' contemporary fiction exploring themes of ambition and relationships....
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel's award-winning graphic memoir became a Tony Award-winning musical....
Go Ask Alice
A controversial diary-format novel about a girl's descent into drug abuse, reportedly based on a real diary....
Heather Has Two Mommies
The pioneering 1989 picture book that first represented gay families to children became an instant ban target....
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly's nonfiction bestseller about Black women mathematicians became a major film....
I Am Jazz
Jazz Jennings' picture book became one of the most-banned children's books in America....
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote's literary true-crime classic about a quadruple murder became the template for modern true crime....
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs' 1861 memoir of slavery and resistance remains powerful and remains challenged....
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Ned Vizzini's darkly comic novel about teen depression and hospitalization became a film and beloved YA classic....
Just Listen
Sarah Dessen's novel about a girl recovering from assault became a trusted resource for trauma survivors....
Killing Mr. Griffin
Lois Duncan's YA thriller about students who go too far has been challenged despite its morally clear ending....
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir about living under the Iranian Revolution became an acclaimed film....
The Giver of Stars
Kristin Hannah's novel about women's friendships and liberation has been challenged in conservative districts....
Two Boys Kissing
David Levithan's ALA-ranked YA novel about gay relationships was #10 ALA 2024....
Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Eisner Award-winning graphic novel is considered a masterpiece....
Wicked: The Grimmerie
Gregory Maguire's companion to Wicked explores the world of Oz more deeply....
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas' ACOTAR spinoff....
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden's 1982 YA novel was one of the first to center lesbian teens....
Asking for It
A YA exploring consent and responsibility....
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson's Newbery Medal classic about friendship and loss....
The Absolute True Diary part 3
Continuing Alexie's acclaimed series....
Out of Reach
Carrie Arcos' novel about a runaway teen....
Rage
Stephen King's controversial school shooting novel....
Silenced
Debbie Nathan's controversial examination of recovered memory cases....
Stamped: From the Beginning
The expanded Stamped project....
Big Nate Diaries
Lincoln Peirce's middle-grade comic novel....
The Book of F
Abstract experimental fiction....
The Middle School Story
Middle-grade fiction that addresses contemporary concerns....
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien's masterpiece blending fiction and truth about the Vietnam War....
We Are Still Here
Traci Sorell's Native American history book for children....
What We Don't Talk About
A contemporary YA addressing difficult topics....
Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson's unflinching look at anorexia....