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September 28, 2005

Buy a banned book!

Actually, these books are merely frequently "Challenged " And I admit that I did not like many of the books which ended up on this list. Still, there is something fundamentally unAmerican about wanting to keep a book out of someone's hands. So I've spent some time compiling a list of links to both BN.com and Amazon.com. If you want to buy a book or three from this list, I recommend doing so. "Censor" was a part of the Roman Republic America happily did not adopt...
BTW: even if you don't want any of these books for yourself, buying one and donating it to a library will get you directly into heaven...

Also, if you spend more than US$25, shipping is free...

1. Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz Amazon

2. Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite Amazon

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Amazon

4. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Amazon

5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainAmazon

6. Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckAmazon

7. Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. RowlingAmazon

8. Forever by Judy BlumeAmazon

9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonAmazon

10. Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorAmazon (one of the series)

11. Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea NewmanAmazon

12. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher CollierAmazon

13. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAmazon

14. The Giver by Lois LowryAmazon

15. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie HarrisAmazon

16. Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. StineAmazon

17. A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton PeckAmazon

18. The Color Purple by Alice WalkerAmazon

19. Sex by MadonnaAmazon

20. Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. AuelAmazon

21. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonAmazon

22. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleAmazon

23. Go Ask Alice by AnonymousAmazon

24. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean MyersAmazon

25. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakAmazon

26. The Stupids (Series) by Harry AllardAmazon

27. The Witches by Roald DahlAmazon

28. The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles SilversteinAmazon

29. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois LowryAmazon

30. The Goats by Brock ColeAmazon

31. Kaffir Boy by Mark MathabaneAmazon

32. Blubber by Judy BlumeAmazon

33. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois DuncanAmazon

34. Halloween ABC by Eve MerriamAmazon

35. We All Fall Down by Robert CormierAmazon

36. Final Exit by Derek HumphryAmazon
37. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAmazon

38. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeAmazon

39. The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonAmazon

40. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda MadarasAmazon

41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAmazon

42. Beloved by Toni MorrisonAmazon

43. The Outsiders by S.E. HintonAmazon

44. The Pigman by Paul ZindelAmazon

45. Bumps in the Night by Harry AllardAmazon

46. Deenie by Judy BlumeAmazon

47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesAmazon

48. Annie on my Mind by Nancy GardenAmazon

49. The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis SacharAmazon

50. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin SchwartzAmazon

51. A Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinAmazon

52. Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyAmazon

53. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)Amazon

54. Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna ColeAmazon

55. Cujo by Stephen KingAmazon

56. James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlAmazon

57. The Anarchist Cookbook by William PowellAmazon

58. Boys and Sex by Wardell PomeroyAmazon

59. Ordinary People by Judith GuestAmazon

60. American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisAmazon

61. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda MadarasAmazon

62. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeAmazon

63. Crazy Lady by Jane ConlyAmazon

64. Athletic Shorts by Chris CrutcherAmazon

65. Fade by Robert CormierAmazon

66. Guess What? by Mem FoxAmazon

67. The House of Spirits by Isabel AllendeAmazon

68. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline CooneyAmazon

69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt VonnegutAmazon

70. Lord of the Flies by William GoldingAmazon

71. Native Son by Richard WrightAmazon
72. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy FridayAmazon

73. Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel CohenAmazon

74. Jack by A.M. HomesAmazon

75. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. AnayaAmazon

76. Where Did I Come From? by Peter MayleAmazon

77. Carrie by Stephen KingAmazon

78. Tiger Eyes by Judy BlumeAmazon

79. On My Honor by Marion Dane BauerAmazon

80. Arizona Kid by Ron KoertgeAmazon

81. Family Secrets by Norma KleinAmazon *

82. Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette ColeAmazon

83. The Dead Zone by Stephen KingAmazon

84. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainAmazon

85. Song of Solomon by Toni MorrisonAmazon

86. Always Running by Luis RodriguezAmazon

87. Private Parts by Howard SternAmazon

88. Where’s Waldo? by Martin HanfordAmazon

89. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneAmazon

90. Little Black Sambo by Helen BannermanAmazon

91. Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAmazon

92. Running Loose by Chris CrutcherAmazon

93. Sex Education by Jenny DavisAmazon*

94. The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette GreeneAmazon*

95. Girls and Sex by Wardell PomeroyAmazon*

96. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas RockwellAmazon

97. View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis RobertsAmazon

98. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley SnyderAmazon

99. The Terrorist by Caroline CooneyAmazon

100. Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher CollierAmazon

Asterisks indicate a book that is out of print. Which probably means the ban was effective...

Caveat:
I work for Barnes and Noble. That’s why they are listed first...

Posted by Andrew at September 28, 2005 03:28 AM

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