Banned Books
101 Banned books...which ones have you read? (put in bold type and post in your journal)
I have no idea why some of these are banned. I'm surprised at how many of these I have read. Which ones have you read?
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents &
41. Daughters by Lynda Madaras
42. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
43. Beloved by Toni Morrison
44. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
45. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
46. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
47. Deenie by Judy Blume
48. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
49. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
50. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
51. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
52. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
53. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
54. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
55. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
56. Cujo by Stephen King
57. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
58. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
59. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
60. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
61. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
62. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
63. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
64. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
65. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
66. Fade by Robert Cormier
67. Guess What? by Mem Fox
68. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
69. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
70. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
71. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
72. Native Son by Richard Wright
73. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
74. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
75. Jack by A.M. Homes
76. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
77. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
78. Carrie by Stephen King
79. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
80. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
81. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
82. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
83. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
84. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
85. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
86. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
87. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
88. Private Parts by Howard Stern
89. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
90. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
91. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
92. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
93. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
94. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
95. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
96. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
97. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
98. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
99. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
100. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
I have no idea why some of these are banned. I'm surprised at how many of these I have read. Which ones have you read?
1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2. Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8. Forever by Judy Blume
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry
15. It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19. Sex by Madonna
20. Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27. The Witches by Roald Dahl
28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30. The Goats by Brock Cole
31. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32. Blubber by Judy Blume
33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35. We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36. Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents &
41. Daughters by Lynda Madaras
42. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
43. Beloved by Toni Morrison
44. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
45. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
46. Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
47. Deenie by Judy Blume
48. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
49. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
50. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
51. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
52. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
53. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
54. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
55. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
56. Cujo by Stephen King
57. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
58. The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
59. Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
60. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
61. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
62. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
63. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
64. Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
65. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
66. Fade by Robert Cormier
67. Guess What? by Mem Fox
68. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
69. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
70. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
71. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
72. Native Son by Richard Wright
73. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies by Nancy Friday
74. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
75. Jack by A.M. Homes
76. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
77. Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
78. Carrie by Stephen King
79. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
80. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
81. Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
82. Family Secrets by Norma Klein
83. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
84. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
85. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
86. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
87. Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
88. Private Parts by Howard Stern
89. Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford
90. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
91. Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
92. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
93. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
94. Sex Education by Jenny Davis
95. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
96. Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
97. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
98. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
99. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
100. The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney