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A list of controversial books or unorthodox publications that have yielded formal written complaints, were almost banned books and were therefore considered "challenged books" between 1990 and 2001. This challenged books list can be sorted by any column. Source: Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association

 
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  1. 1
    Scary Stories The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Scary Stories

    Children's literature
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  2. 2
    Daddy's Roommate The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Daddy's Roommate

    Michael Willhoite
    1991
    Children's literature
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  3. 3
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Maya Angelou
    1969
    Biography, Autobiography
    United States of America, Literary, 20th century, Arkansas, Women
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  4. 4
    The Chocolate War The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    The Chocolate War

    Robert Cormier
    1974
    Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature More
    Young adult, Adventure, Education, Linguistics, Schools, School stories More
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  5. 5

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    S.E. Paces
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  7. 6
    Of Mice and Men The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Of Mice and Men

    John Steinbeck
    1937
    Novella
    Drama, California
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  8. 7

    Harry Potter

    Robert W Smith
    Harry Potter
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  9. 8
    Forever The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Forever

    Judy Blume
    1977
    Fiction, Children's literature, Young adult literature, Romance novel
    Classics, Dating, Love, Sex, Adolescence, Women
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  10. 9
    Bridge to Terabithia The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Bridge to Terabithia

    Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond
    1977-10-21
    Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature More
    United States of America, Virginia, History, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Friendship, Family, Death More
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  11. 10

    Alice

    Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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  12. 11
    Heather Has Two Mommies The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Heather Has Two Mommies

    Lesléa Newman
    1989
    Fiction
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  13. 12
    My Brother Sam Is Dead The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    My Brother Sam Is Dead

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier
    1974
    Fiction, Children's literature, Historical novel, Young adult literature More
    United States of America, History, Young adult, Warfare, Military, Death, American Revolution More
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  14. 13
    The Catcher in the Rye The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    The Catcher in the Rye

    J. D. Salinger
    1951-07-16
    Novel, Fiction, Bildungsroman, First-person narrative
    Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Popular literature, Human sexuality, Psychological identity, Social alienation, Teenage rebellion, Adolescent psychology, Belongingness More
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  15. 14
    The Giver The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    The Giver

    Lois Lowry
    1993
    Fiction, Children's literature, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature, Dystopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction, Soft science fiction More
    Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Ethics, Children's literature, Young adult, Memory More
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  16. 15

    It's Perfectly Normal

    Robie Harris
    buy@amazon
  18. 16

    Goosebumps

    R. L. Stine
    buy@amazon
  19. 17
    A Day No Pigs Would Die The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    A Day No Pigs Would Die

    Robert Newton Peck
    1972
    Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Young adult literature
    Vermont, Classics, Young adult, Adolescence
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  20. 18
    The Color Purple The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    The Color Purple

    Alice Walker
    1982
    Fiction, Epistolary novel
    Feminism
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  21. 19
    Sex The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Sex

    Madonna
    1992-10-21
    Literature, Music
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  22. 20

    Earth's Children

    Jean M. Auel
    Speculative fiction
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  23. 21

    The Great Gilly Hopkins

    Katherine Paterson
    1978-03-29
    Fiction, Children's literature
    Literary, Classics, English Literature, Literary criticism, Adolescence, Family, Women More
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  24. 22
    A Wrinkle in Time The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle
    1962
    Fantasy, Children's literature, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature More
    Classics
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  25. 23
    Go Ask Alice The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Go Ask Alice

    Beatrice Sparks
    1971-03-05
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  26. 24
    Fallen Angels The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    Fallen Angels

    Walter Dean Myers
    1988
    Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Historical fiction, Young adult literature, Coming of age, War novel More
    France, History, Vietnam War, Military
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  27. 25
    In the Night Kitchen The Famous Controversial Books:1990 - 2001 Books & Publications picture

    In the Night Kitchen

    Maurice Sendak
    1970
    Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
    Classics, Adventure, Men
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