List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, which gathers data from media reports, and from reports from librarians and teachers.
According to the OIF, the top three reasons for challenging such materials were that they contained "sexually explicit" content, "offensive" language, or were "unsuited to age group".

List

The list is sorted alphabetically by default. Included is each book's rank in the ALA's lists of top 100 challenged books by decade.

Title	Author	Reason for Challenge	Year published	2000-2009 ALA rank	1990-1999 ALA rank
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian	Sherman Alexie	Content regarding alcohol, bullying, violence; sexual references; profanity and slurs	2007	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Mark Twain	Coarse language, racial stereotypes and use of the word "nigger"	1884	14	5
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby	Dav Pilkey	Encouraging poor spelling	2002	47	data-sort-value="101"
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Mark Twain	Coarse language; racial stereotypes	1876	data-sort-value="101"	83
Alice	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	Sexual content	1985–2012	2	14
All the King's Men	Robert Penn Warren	Depicting a "depressing view of life" and "immoral situations"	1946	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Always Running	Luis J. Rodriguez	Gang violence, drug use and sexual references	1993	68	85
America	E. R. Frank	Sexual references; drug and alcohol use	2002	100	data-sort-value="101"
American Psycho	Bret Easton Ellis	Sexual references; violence toward women	1991	data-sort-value="101"	53
An American Tragedy	Theodore Dreiser	Sexual content; abortion; murder	1925	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Anarchist Cookbook	William Powell	Content related to the manufacturing of illicit narcotics and explosives	1971	data-sort-value="101"	59
Anastasia Krupnik	Lois Lowry	References to beer, Playboy magazine, and suicide	1979–1995	75	28
And Tango Makes Three	Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson	Content regarding homosexuality and same-sex marriage	2005	4	data-sort-value="101"
Animal Farm	George Orwell	Political commentary	1945	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Annie on My Mind	Nancy Garden	LGBT content	1982	data-sort-value="101"	44
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging	Louise Rennison	Crude language, sexual content, LGBT content	1999	35	data-sort-value="101"
The Arizona Kid	Ron Koertge	LGBT content	1988	data-sort-value="101"	75
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.	Judy Blume	Content dealing with menstrual cycles and feminine hygiene	1970	99	60
Arming America	Michael A. Bellesiles	Content dealing with firearms, later proven to have been fabricated	2000	38	data-sort-value="101"
As I Lay Dying	William Faulkner	Dealing with issues of death; abortion	1930	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Asking About Sex and Growing Up	Joanna Cole	Sexual education	1988	data-sort-value="101"	57
'	Chris Crutcher	Content dealing with eating disorders, child abuse, racism, LGBT themes and AIDS	1991	44	63
The Awakening	Kate Chopin	Sexual content	1899	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl	Tanya Lee Stone	Crude language, sexual content, mature themes	2006	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Beloved	Toni Morrison	Themes regarding slavery; violence	1987	26	45
'	Susan Kuklin	Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other	2014
Big Hard Sex Criminals	Matt Fraction, illustrated by Chip Zdarsky	Sexually explicit	2015	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Black Boy	Richard Wright	Themes of Communism, racism and atheism	1946	81	data-sort-value="101"
Bless Me, Ultima	Rudolfo Anaya	Profanity, crude language and violence	1972	32	78
Blood and Chocolate	Annette Curtis Klause	Sexual content; supernatural themes	1997	57	data-sort-value="101"
Blubber	Judy Blume	Content dealing with the issue of bullying	1974	43	30
The Bluest Eye	Toni Morrison	Themes of racism, incest and child sexual abuse	1970	15	34
Bone	Jeff Smith	References to smoking, drinking and gambling	1991–2004	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Boy Who Lost His Face	Louis Sachar	Themes of the occult, sexuality and bullying; profanity	1989	92	46
Boys and Sex	Wardell Pomeroy	Sexual education	1968	data-sort-value="101"	61
Brave New World	Aldous Huxley	Alleged anti-religion and anti-family themes; sexual content	1931	36	54
Brideshead Revisited	Evelyn Waugh	Themes of homosexuality, alcoholism, infidelity	1945	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Bridge to Terabithia	Katherine Paterson	Allegations that the book promotes secular humanism, New Age religion, occultism, and Satanism	1977	28	8
Bumps in the Night	Harry Allard	Supernatural and occult themes, anti-family, encourages disobedience	1979	93	56
The Call of the Wild	Jack London	Author's pro-Socialism views	1903	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Captain Underpants	Dav Pilkey	Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence	1997–2015	13	data-sort-value="101"
Carrie	Stephen King	Violence, anti-religious themes, sexual themes	1974	data-sort-value="101"	81
Cat's Cradle	Kurt Vonnegut	Language, animal abuse, anti-religious themes, and scatological humor	1963	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Catch-22	Joseph Heller	Obscene language	1961	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Catcher in the Rye	J. D. Salinger	Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	1951	19	10
The Chocolate War	Robert Cormier	Nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	1974	3	4
Christine	Stephen King	Obscene language, sexual themes	1983	data-sort-value="101"	95
A Clockwork Orange	Anthony Burgess	Obscene language	1962	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Color Purple	Alice Walker	Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	1982	17	17
The Color Trilogy	Kim Dong Hwa	Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	2009	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Crank	Ellen Hopkins	Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit	2004	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Crazy	Benjamin Lebert	Obscene language, sexual themes	2000	77	data-sort-value="101"
Crazy Lady!	Jane Leslie Conly	Offensive language	1993	45	62
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat	Alvin Schwartz	Supernatural themes	1974	data-sort-value="101"	47
Cujo	Stephen King	Violence, obscene language, explicit sex scenes	1983	data-sort-value="101"	49
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	Mark Haddon	Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other	2003
Curses, Hexes and Spells	Daniel Cohen	Supernatural themes, references to the Bible	1974	data-sort-value="101"	71
Cut	Patricia McCormick	References to cutting and self-harm	2000	86	data-sort-value="101"
Daddy's Roommate	Michael Willhoite	LGBT themes	1991	data-sort-value="101"	2
Daughters of Eve	Lois Duncan	Obscene language, sexual content, and violence	1979	51	data-sort-value="101"
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo	Jill Twiss	LGBTQIA+ content, political and religious viewpoints	2018	N/A	N/A
A Day No Pigs Would Die	Robert Newton Peck	References to animal slaughter and animal mating	1972	80	16
The Dead Zone	Stephen King	Obscene language	1979	data-sort-value="101"	82
Deal with It!	Esther Drill	Explicit sexual content and LGBT themes	1999	82	data-sort-value="101"
Deenie	Judy Blume	References to masturbation	1973	data-sort-value="101"	42
Detour for Emmy	Marilyn Reynolds	Sexual content and references to teen pregnancy	1993	83	data-sort-value="101"
Drama	Raina Telgemeier	Includes LGBT characters, was deemed sexually explicit, and was considered to have an offensive political viewpoint	2012	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Draw Me a Star	Eric Carle	Sexual content and nude drawings of Adam and Eve	1992	61	data-sort-value="101"
The Drowning of Stephan Jones	Bette Greene	LGBT themes	1991	data-sort-value="101"	96
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things	Carolyn Mackler	Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	2003	34	data-sort-value="101"
Earth's Children	Jean M. Auel	Graphic sexual content	1980–2011	data-sort-value="101"	19
Eleanor & Park	Rainbow Rowell	Offensive language	2013	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Face on the Milk Carton	Caroline B. Cooney	Sexual content, challenging authority, and unsuitable for age group	1990	29	80
The Facts Speak For Themselves	Brock Cole	Sexual content, violence	1997	54	data-sort-value="101"
Fade	Robert Cormier	References to child sexual abuse, and violence	1988	data-sort-value="101"	65
Fahrenheit 451	Ray Bradbury	Obscene language, references to smoking and drinking, violence, and religious themes	1953	69	data-sort-value="101"
Fallen Angels	Walter Dean Myers	Offensive language, racism, violence	1988	11	36
Family Secrets	Norma Klein	Sexual content, obscene language, references to adultery, smoking, and implied incest	1985	data-sort-value="101"	76
A Farewell to Arms	Ernest Hemingway	Sexual content	1929	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Fat Kid Rules the World	KL Going	Obscene language, sexual themes, and drug use	2003	58	data-sort-value="101"
Fight Club	Chuck Palahniuk	Sexually explicit, violence, anarchist themes, smoking, drinking, etc...	1996
Fifty Shades of Grey	E. L. James	Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other	2011	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Fighting Ground	Avi	Obscene language	1984	42	data-sort-value="101"
Final Exit	Derek Humphry	References to assisted suicide	1991	data-sort-value="101"	29
Flashcards of My Life	Charise Mericle Harper	Sexual content and unsuitable to age group	2006	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Flowers for Algernon	Daniel Keyes	Sexual content	1966	data-sort-value="101"	43
For Whom the Bell Tolls	Ernest Hemingway	Pro-Communist views	1940	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Forever...	Judy Blume	Offensive language, sexual content	1975	16	7
'	H. G. Bissinger	Obscene language, sexual content, and racism	1990	89	data-sort-value="101"
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic	Alison Bechdel	Violence and other.	2006	-	-
George	Alex Gino	Includes a transgender child, and the "sexuality was not appropriate at elementary levels"	2015	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Giver	Lois Lowry	Obscene language, sexual content, violence, and unsuitable to age group	1993	23	11
Girls and Sex	Wardell Pomeroy	Sex education	1970	data-sort-value="101"	98
The Glass Castle	Jeannette Walls	Offensive language, sexually explicit	2005	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Go Ask Alice	Anonymous	Drugs	1971	18	25
Go Tell It on the Mountain	James Baldwin	Obscene language, explicit sex, references to masturbation, rape, violence and sexism	1953	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Goats	Brock Cole	Obscene language and a scene describing the rescue of a naked woman	1987	data-sort-value="101"	26
Gone with the Wind	Margaret Mitchell	Several uses of racial slurs, the book's portrayal of slavery, and references to rape	1936	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Goosebumps	R. L. Stine	Supernatural themes, violence, and encouraging disobedience	1992–1997	94	15
Gossip Girl	Cecily von Ziegesar	Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit	2002–2011	22	data-sort-value="101"
The Grapes of Wrath	John Steinbeck	Portrays Kern County, California in a negative light	1939	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Great Gatsby	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Language and sexual references	1925	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Great Gilly Hopkins	Katherine Paterson	Obscene language and racism	1978	52	20
Grendel	John Gardner	Depictions of torture and mutilation	1971	96	data-sort-value="101"
Guess What?	Mem Fox	Supernatural things and references to punk rock	1990	data-sort-value="101"	66
Habibi	Craig Thompson	Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group	2011	-	-
Halloween ABC	Eve Merriam	Possible Satanic and cult references, as well as violence	1987	data-sort-value="101"	31
The Handmaid's Tale	Margaret Atwood	Sexuality, profanity, suicide, violence, anti-Christian themes	1985	88	37
Harris and Me	Gary Paulsen	Obscene language	1993	70	data-sort-value="101"
Harry Potter	J. K. Rowling	Unsuited to age group, witchcraft, religious viewpoint, anti-family, darkness/scariness/violence, and for "setting bad examples"	1997–2007	1	48
Heather Has Two Mommies	Lesléa Newman	Homosexuality	1989	data-sort-value="101"	9
His Dark Materials	Philip Pullman	Political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, violence	1995–2000	8	data-sort-value="101"
The Holy Bible	various	Religious viewpoint, violence	Canon est. ca. 3rd century A.D.	N/A	N/A
The House of the Spirits	Isabel Allende	Sexual content	1982	97	73
The Hunger Games	Suzanne Collins	Religious viewpoint, dark themes/violence, unsuited to age group	2008–2010	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
I Am Jazz	Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings	Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group	2014
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	Maya Angelou	Sexually explicit	1969	6	3
I Saw Esau	Iona Opie, Peter Opie	Obscene language	2000	98	data-sort-value="101"
In Cold Blood	Truman Capote	Violence, sexual content, and obscene language	1966	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
In the Night Kitchen	Maurice Sendak	Nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit	1970	24	21
Invisible Man	Ralph Ellison	Obscene language and sexual content	1952	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
It's Perfectly Normal	Robie Harris	Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: "alleges it is child pornography"	1994	12	13
It's So Amazing	Robie Harris	Sex education, sexual content	1999	37	data-sort-value="101"
Jack	A. M. Homes	LGBT themes and references to divorce and domestic violence	1990	data-sort-value="101"	74
James and the Giant Peach	Roald Dahl	Supernatural themes and references to drug use	1961	data-sort-value="101"	50
The Joy of Gay Sex	Charles Silverstein, Edmund White	LGBT themes and explicit sexual content	1977	78	data-sort-value="101"
Julie of the Wolves	Jean Craighead George	Unsuited to age group, violence	1972	91	32
Jump Ship to Freedom	James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier	Obscene language, violence, and racism	1981	data-sort-value="101"	100
Jumper	Steven Gould	References to physical and sexual abuse towards children	1992	data-sort-value="101"	94
The Jungle	Upton Sinclair	Author's pro-Socialism and anti-Communism views	1906	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Junie B. Jones	Barbara Park	Encouraging disobedience	1992–2011	71	data-sort-value="101"
Kaffir Boy	Mark Mathabane	References to male prostitution and sexual abuse	1986	39	33
Killing Mr. Griffin	Lois Duncan	Violence and obscene language	1978	25	64
King & King	Linda De Haan, Stern Nijland	Homosexuality	2002	20	data-sort-value="101"
The Kite Runner	Khaled Hosseini	Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence	2003	50	data-sort-value="101"
Lady Chatterley's Lover	D. H. Lawrence	Sexual content	1928	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Less Than Zero	Bret Easton Ellis	Drug abuse, sexual content, language and a bisexual main character	1985	data-sort-value=“101”	data-sort-value=“101”
Life is Funny	E.R. Frank	Sexual content	2000	40	data-sort-value="101"
A Light in the Attic	Shel Silverstein	Violence and encouraging disobedience	1981	data-sort-value="101"	51
Little Bill	Bill Cosby, illustrated by Varnette P. Honeywood	Criminal sexual allegations against the author	1997–2000	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Lolita	Vladimir Nabokov	References to pedophillia and sexual abuse	1955	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Looking for Alaska	John Green	Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.	2005	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Lord of the Flies	William Golding	Obscene language, violence, and animal cruelty	1954	data-sort-value="101"	68
The Lord of the Rings	J. R. R. Tolkien	Supernatural themes	1954	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Lovely Bones	Alice Sebold	Religious themes	2002	74	data-sort-value="101"
Lush	Natasha Friend	Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	2006	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
'	Chuck Palahniuk	Profanity, sexual explicitness, and being "disgusting and all around offensive"	2015	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Mein Kampf	Adolf Hitler	Glorification of Nazism	1925	data-sort-value="101"
Mick Harte Was Here	Barbara Park	Obscene language and references to death	1996	64	data-sort-value="101"
Mummy Laid an Egg	Babette Cole	Sex education	1994	data-sort-value="101"	77
My Brother Sam Is Dead	James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier	Obscene language and violence	1974	27	12
My Mom's Having a Baby!	Dori Hillestad Butler	Nudity, sex education, sexual content, and unsuitable for age group	2005	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
My Sister's Keeper	Jodi Picoult	Homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence	2004	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Naked and the Dead	Norman Mailer	Obscene language	1948	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Naked Lunch	William S. Burroughs	Sexual content	1959	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
	Jeanette Winter	Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence	2009	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Native Son	Richard Wright	Violence and sexual content	1940	data-sort-value="101"	69
The New Joy of Gay Sex	Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, Felice Picano	LGBT themes and sexual content	1993	data-sort-value="101"	24
Nickel and Dimed	Barbara Ehrenreich	Drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint	2001	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Nineteen Eighty-Four	George Orwell	Pro- and anti-Communist views, sexual content, and violence	1949	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Of Mice and Men	John Steinbeck	Offensive language, racism, violence	1937	5	6
Olive's Ocean	Kevin Henkes	Obscene language and sexual content	2003	59	data-sort-value="101"
On My Honor	Marion Dane Bauer	References divorce, death, suicide, and defeat	1986	data-sort-value="101"	72
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Ken Kesey	Obscene language, violence, and references to mental illness	1962	49	data-sort-value="101"
This One Summer	Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki	Includes LGBT characters, drug use and profanity, and considered sexually explicit with mature themes	2014	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Ordinary People	Judith Guest	Obscene language and sexual content	1976	data-sort-value="101"	52
The Outsiders	S. E. Hinton	Anti-religious content	1967	data-sort-value="101"	38
The Perks of Being a Wallflower	Stephen Chbosky	Drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: "date rape and masturbation"	1999	10	data-sort-value="101"
Persepolis	Marjane Satrapi	Gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: "politically, racially, and socially offensive," "graphic depictions"	2000–2003	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Pigman	Paul Zindel	Obscene language	1968	data-sort-value="101"	39
The Pillars of the Earth	Ken Follett	Sexual content and references to violence toward women	1989	data-sort-value="101"	91
A Prayer for Owen Meany	John Irving	Anti-religion and criticism of the Vietnam War and the Iran-Contra incident	1989	76	data-sort-value="101"
Private Parts	Howard Stern	Sexual content	1993	data-sort-value="101"	86
Rabbit, Run	John Updike	Sexual content	1960	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Rainbow Boys	Alex Sánchez	LGBT themes, sexual content	2001	48	data-sort-value="101"
Revolutionary Voices	Amy Sonnie	Homosexuality, sexually explicit	2000	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry	Mildred D. Taylor	Offensive language	1976	66	data-sort-value="101"
Running Loose	Chris Crutcher	Racial slurs, sexual content	1983	data-sort-value="101"	92
The Rules of Attraction	Bret Easton Ellis	Graphic sexual content, strong suicide scene, language, LGBTQ+ themes	1987	data-sort-value=“101”	data-sort-value=“101”
Saga	Brian K. Vaughan	Anti-family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group	2012–present	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Satanic Verses	Salman Rushdie	Portrayal of the prophet Muhammad in a negative light	1988	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	Alvin Schwartz	Unsuited for age group, violence	1981–1991	7	1
A Separate Peace	John Knowles	Sexual content	1959	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Sex	Madonna	Sexual content	1992	data-sort-value="101"	18
Sex Education	Jenny Davis	Sexual content	1995	data-sort-value="101"	93
Shade's Children	Garth Nix	Sexual content and nudity	1997	95	data-sort-value="101"
Skippyjon Jones series	Judy Schachner	Depicting stereotypes of Mexican culture	2001-present	N/A	N/A
Slaughterhouse-Five	Kurt Vonnegut	Sexual content, anti-religious content, violence	1969	46	67
The Sleeping Beauty Quartet	Anne Rice	Sexual content	1983–2015	data-sort-value="101"	55
Snow Falling on Cedars	David Guterson	Sexual content	1994	33	data-sort-value="101"
So Far from the Bamboo Grove	Yoko Kawashima Watkins	References to rape and violence against women	1986	84	data-sort-value="101"
Song of Solomon	Toni Morrison	Sexual content, bestiality, and racism	1977	72	84
Sophie's Choice	William Styron	Sexual content	1979	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Sons and Lovers	D. H. Lawrence	Sexual content and incest	1913	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Speak	Laurie Halse Anderson	References to rape	1999	60	data-sort-value="101"
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes	Chris Crutcher	Obscene language, sexual content	1993	85	data-sort-value="101"
A Stolen Life	Jaycee Dugard	Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group	2011	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Story of Little Black Sambo	Helen Bannerman	Racism	1899	data-sort-value="101"	90
The Stupids	Harry Allard, James Marshall	Promoting negative behavior, references to death, and obscene language	1974–1989	62	27
Summer of My German Soldier	Bette Greene	Offensive language, racism, sexually explicit	1973	55	88
The Sun Also Rises	Ernest Hemingway	Sexual content	1926	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Taming the Star Runner	S. E. Hinton	Offensive language	1988	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Terrorist	Caroline B. Cooney	Portrays Muslims in a negative light	1997	63	data-sort-value="101"
That Was Then, This Is Now	S. E. Hinton	Violence, drug use, obscene language	1971	data-sort-value="101"	97
Their Eyes Were Watching God	Zora Neale Hurston	Author's political views	1937	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Things They Carried	Tim O'Brien	Violence, animal abuse, obscene language, and criticism of the Vietnam War	1990	65	data-sort-value="101"
Thirteen Reasons Why	Jay Asher	Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group	2007	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Tiger Eyes	Judy Blume	Sexual content, drug use, and language	1981	87	89
A Time to Kill	John Grisham	References to slavery, rape, and the text includes racial slurs	1989	67	data-sort-value="101"
To Kill a Mockingbird	Harper Lee	Offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group	1960	21	40
Tropic of Cancer	Henry Miller	Sexual content	1934	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r	Lauren Myracle	Offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	2004–2007	9	data-sort-value="101"
Twilight	Stephenie Meyer	Religious viewpoint, violence, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group	2005–2008	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Two Boys Kissing	David Levithan	Homosexuality and other. Also considered to include sexually explicit LGBT content	2013
Ulysses	James Joyce	References to masturbation	1922	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Uncle Bobby's Wedding	Sarah S. Brannen	LGBT themes	2008	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
The Upstairs Room	Johanna Reiss	Obscene language and references to the Holocaust	1972	79	data-sort-value="101"
We All Fall Down	Robert Cormier	Offensive language, sexual content	1991	30	41
Whale Talk	Chris Crutcher	Racism, offensive language	2001	41	data-sort-value="101"
What My Mother Doesn't Know	Sonya Sones	Nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, sexism, unsuited to age group	2001	31	data-sort-value="101"
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys	Lynda Madaras	Sex education	1987/2007	data-sort-value="101"	58
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls	Lynda Madaras	Sex education	1987/2007	73	35
When Dad Killed Mom	Julius Lester	Violence, sexual content	2001	56	data-sort-value="101"
Where Did I Come From?	Peter Mayle	Sex education	1973	data-sort-value="101"	79
Where's Waldo?	Martin Handford	Nudity	1987	data-sort-value="101"	87
The Wish Giver	Bill Brittain	Supernatural themes	1983	data-sort-value="101"	99
The Witches	Roald Dahl	Misogyny, encouraging disobedience, violence, animal cruelty, obscene language, and supernatural themes	1983	data-sort-value="101"	22
Women in Love	D. H. Lawrence	Sexual content and misogyny	1920	data-sort-value="101"	data-sort-value="101"
Women on Top	Nancy Friday	Sexual content	1991	data-sort-value="101"	70
A Wrinkle in Time	Madeleine L'Engle	Supernatural themes and religious themes	1963	90	23
You Hear Me?	Betsy Franco	Obscene language and topics	2000	53	data-sort-value="101"

Note: The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported.

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