Banned Books

Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2013
  1. Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
    Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence
  2. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
    Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
  3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
    Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  4. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
    Reasons
    : Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
  6. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl, by Tanya Lee Stone
    Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
  7. Looking for Alaska by John Green
    Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
    Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
  9. Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
    Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit
  10. Bone (series) by Jeff Smith
    Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) By Sherman Alexie Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316013697
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 1st, 2009

Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9781595141880
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Published: Razorbill - June 14th, 2011

Fifty Shades Of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series) By E L. James Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780385537674
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Published: Bloom Books - January 29th, 2013

And Tango Makes Three By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780689878459
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - June 1st, 2005

The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781594631931
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Published: Riverhead Books - March 5th, 2013

Looking for Alaska By John Green Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780142402511
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Published: Penguin Books - December 28th, 2006

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark By Alvin Schwartz, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Alvin Schwartz, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780060835200
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Published: HarperCollins - July 27th, 2010

The Glass Castle: A Memoir By Jeannette Walls Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780743247542
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - January 17th, 2006

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004

1984: 75th Anniversary By George Orwell, Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Introduction by), Sandra Newman (Afterword by) Cover Image
By George Orwell, Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Introduction by), Sandra Newman (Afterword by)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780451524935
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Signet -

The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780316769488
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 1st, 1991

A Clockwork Orange By Anthony Burgess Cover Image
ISBN: 9780393312836
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 17th, 1995

The Color Purple By Alice Walker Cover Image
$15.99
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9780156028356
Published: Mariner Books - May 28th, 2003

The Jungle By Upton Sinclair, Ronald Gottesman (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Upton Sinclair, Ronald Gottesman (Introduction by)
$15.00
ISBN: 9780140390315
Availability: Not Currently On Our Shelves. Usually Ships in 1-5 Days.
Published: Penguin Classics - April 2nd, 1985

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel By Margaret Atwood Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385490818
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Published: Anchor - March 16th, 1998

The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition By F. Scott Fitzgerald Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780743273565
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - September 30th, 2004

The Lorax (Classic Seuss) By Dr. Seuss Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780394823379
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - August 12th, 1971

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Cover Image
$13.00
ISBN: 9780140177398
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Published: Penguin Books - September 1st, 1993

Lord of the Flies By William Golding, Lois Lowry (Afterword by), Jennifer Buehler (Contributions by) Cover Image
By William Golding, Lois Lowry (Afterword by), Jennifer Buehler (Contributions by)
$12.00
ISBN: 9780399501487
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Published: Penguin Books - December 16th, 2003

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1) By J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) Cover Image
By J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
$10.99
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9780590353427
Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - October 1st, 1999

Slaughterhouse-Five (Modern Library 100 Best Novels) By Kurt Vonnegut Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780440180296
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dell - November 3rd, 1991

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004

Lolita (Vintage International) By Vladimir Nabokov Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780679723165
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Published: Vintage - March 13th, 1989

Tropic of Cancer (Miller) By Henry Miller Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780802131782
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Published: Grove Press - January 6th, 1994

Portnoy's Complaint (Vintage International) By Philip Roth Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9780679756453
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Published: Vintage - September 20th, 1994

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The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini Cover Image
$16.00
This book is currently on backorder. Please call or email for availability.
ISBN: 9781594480003
Published: Riverhead Trade - April 27th, 2004

Bridge to Terabithia 40th Anniversary Edition: A Newbery Award Winner By Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780064401845
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Published: HarperCollins - May 2nd, 2017

My Sister's Keeper: A Novel By Jodi Picoult Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780743454537
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Published: Atria/Emily Bestler Books - February 1st, 2005