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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 874 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,714,203 ratings — published 1960
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 713 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,326,966 ratings — published 1951
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 664 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,222,971 ratings — published 1949
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 571 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,227,332 ratings — published 1953
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 567 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,405,413 ratings — published 1937
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
by (shelved 552 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,897,686 ratings — published 1985
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 541 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,749,211 ratings — published 1932
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 535 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,748,897 ratings — published 1954
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 508 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,592,596 ratings — published 1945
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 501 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.26 — 636,681 ratings — published 1982
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 486 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.07 — 259,718 ratings — published 2007
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 435 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,279,193 ratings — published 1969
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 434 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.93 — 406,916 ratings — published 1987
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Paperback)
by (shelved 432 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,666,742 ratings — published 1999
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 431 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,295,537 ratings — published 1993
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The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 426 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.11 — 229,372 ratings — published 1970
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 424 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,861,056 ratings — published 1925
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
by (shelved 418 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,238,818 ratings — published 1884
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Lolita Lolita (Paperback)
by (shelved 391 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.88 — 798,098 ratings — published 1955
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 386 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,316,482 ratings — published 1997
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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
by (shelved 378 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.49 — 820,388 ratings — published 2017
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 377 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.28 — 503,687 ratings — published 1969
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 374 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 866,646 ratings — published 1939
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 369 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,965,379 ratings — published 2003
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 353 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.04 — 566,932 ratings — published 1999
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 351 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,501,490 ratings — published 1947
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 337 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,492,201 ratings — published 2005
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 706,806 ratings — published 1962
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 805,974 ratings — published 1961
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 316 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,999,668 ratings — published 2008
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 305 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 683,418 ratings — published 1962
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Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 277 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.04 — 522,265 ratings — published 1977
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 269 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,156,524 ratings — published 1962
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Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Chatterley's Lover (Hardcover)
by (shelved 263 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.50 — 118,596 ratings — published 1928
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Gender Queer: A Memoir Gender Queer: A Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 247 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.32 — 40,590 ratings — published 2019
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All Boys Aren't Blue All Boys Aren't Blue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 245 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.22 — 29,571 ratings — published 2020
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The Outsiders The Outsiders (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 237 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,227,159 ratings — published 1967
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Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice (Paperback)
by (shelved 236 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.75 — 266,131 ratings — published 1971
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Ulysses Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 235 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.75 — 123,145 ratings — published 1922
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Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 234 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,180,686 ratings — published 1936
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 234 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.93 — 216,831 ratings — published 1970
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 231 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.86 — 930,410 ratings — published 2007
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And Tango Makes Three And Tango Makes Three (Hardcover)
by (shelved 230 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.32 — 12,224 ratings — published 2005
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 229 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.97 — 325,814 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 225 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,614,340 ratings — published 1998
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.90 — 407,130 ratings — published 1903
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 219 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,827,618 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 216 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.56 — 3,412,729 ratings — published 2000
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The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses (Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as banned-books)
avg rating 3.71 — 62,690 ratings — published 1988
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 214 times as banned-books)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,160,071 ratings — published 2003
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John F. Kennedy
“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]
John F. Kennedy

John Milton
“[Censors] rake through the entrails of many an old good author, with a violation worse than any could be offered to his tomb.”
John Milton

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