Books Banned in New York

8 banned books

BANNED 45 challenges

Black Boy

by Richard Wright

Black Boy by Richard Wright is an autobiography of growing up Black in the Jim Crow South. Banned for decades for 'obsce...

Racial ContentProfanitySexual Content
BANNED 42 challenges

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)

by Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman's fantasy novel about a girl in a parallel universe, challenged for anti-religious themes and criticized ...

Religious ObjectionsPolitical ContentOccult/Supernatural
BANNED 37 challenges

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows boys stranded on an island who descend into savagery. Banned for violence, ...

ViolenceProfanityRacial Content
BANNED 35 challenges

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck follows the Joad family's migration from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bo...

ProfanitySexual ContentPolitical Content
BANNED 29 challenges

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegorical novella about a farm revolution that descends into tyranny. Banned for po...

Political ContentReligious ObjectionsSexual Content
BANNED 11 challenges

Jack of Hearts (and other parts)

by L. C. Rosen

Jack, an openly gay teen, starts an anonymous sex-advice column at his school and becomes the target of a dangerous stal...

LGBTQ+ Themes
BANNED 10 challenges

Dear Martin

by Nic Stone

After a racially-motivated incident with police, Justyce McAllister starts writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Race and Racism
BANNED 1 challenges

Me and White Supremacy

by Layla Saad

'Me and White Supremacy...

Sexual Content