Banned or Challenged Books

1

I versetti satanici

di Salman Rushdie

12,040 utenti

138 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 35

8 Members: guyalice, LucindaLibri, alex68, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, tbaughman89
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Banned/burned within at least 13 countries. The author and multiple translators have been physically attacked, presumably because of 1989 "fatwa" (ruling in Islamic law) to kill Rushdie. The Japanese translator was murdered in 1991 (with the case officially unresolved). Bookstores carrying the book have been attacked.

2

Gender Queer: A Memoir

di Maia Kobabe

1,337 utenti

93 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 180

2 Members: aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged across the USA by organized anti-queer groups and by politicians (ex: S. Carolina governor and multiple Oklahoma lawmakers). Lawsuit filed against B&N for selling the book in Virginia, 2022.

3

In scena!

di Raina Telgemeier

2,932 utenti

127 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 173

2 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Middle-grade graphic novel on ALA top ten challenged books list. Banned from multiple schools in Texas. Banned from elementary schools within Ottawa, Canada (2019).

4

10,000 Dresses

di Marcus Ewert

333 utenti

51 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 199

2 Members: aspirit, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Children's picture book challenged and banned in multiple states, USA, 2011—ongoing

5

Call Me Max

di Kyle Lukoff

56 utenti

4 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 359

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Children's picture book challenged in multiple school districts (Indiana, Texas— restricted, & Utah— restricted), 2021

6

And Tango Makes Three

di Justin Richardson

2,521 utenti

310 recensioni

½ 4.5

Classifica globale 49

6 Members: dara85, PuddinTame, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Children's picture book based on real events on ALA and CLA most challenged books lists

7

La guerra dei cioccolatini

di Robert Cormier

4,930 utenti

195 recensioni

½ 3.5

Classifica globale 125

3 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: One of the most frequently banned books in the USA from the 1980s through the aughts.

8

Io so perché canta l'uccello in gabbia

di Maya Angelou

14,794 utenti

224 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 40

7 Members: dara85, LucindaLibri, aspirit, steller0707, Brandy1411, jimmyob, Keyvara
Spiegazioni: aspirit: One of the most frequently banned books in the USA

9

Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn

di Mark Twain

42,939 utenti

518 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 31

8 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: One of the most frequently banned books in the USA

10

Asha's Mums

di Rosamund Elwin

107 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 350

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in schools; went to Supreme Court in Canada

11

Belinda's Bouquet

di Leslea Newman

37 utenti

3 recensioni

5

Classifica globale 363

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in schools; went to Supreme Court in Canada

12

Y: The Last Man Omnibus

di Brian K. Vaughan

73 utenti

2 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 211

2 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aspirit: The series was banned in a Texas school district, 2021

13

Ragazzo da parete

di Stephen Chbosky

20,789 utenti

749 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 79

4 Members: LucindaLibri, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA and CLA most challenged books lists

14

A Day In the Life of Marlon Bundo

di Jill Twiss

1,178 utenti

50 recensioni

½ 4.6

Classifica globale 94

4 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

15

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

di Susan Kuklin

611 utenti

25 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 187

2 Members: aspirit, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

16

Big Hard Sex Criminals Volume 1

di Matt Fraction

121 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 347

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

17

La magia di Ultima

di Rudolfo Anaya

3,581 utenti

123 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 171

2 Members: jasmaynard, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

18

Il mondo nuovo

di Aldous Huxley

53,871 utenti

772 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 16

10 Members: PuddinTame, feaelin, LucindaLibri, ahef1963, cszimmer, kara.shamy, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

19

Daddy's Roommate

di Michael Willhoite

453 utenti

101 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 146

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged through multiple years in Canada

20

Fun home. Una tragicommedia familiare

di Alison Bechdel

8,142 utenti

368 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 48

6 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

21

Melissa

di Alex Gino

1,940 utenti

273 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 138

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

22

I Am Jazz

di Jessica Herthel

600 utenti

73 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 189

2 Members: PuddinTame, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

23

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library)

di Robie H. Harris

984 utenti

24 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 144

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

24

King and King

di Linda de Haan

437 utenti

42 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 100

4 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged and restricted in multiple states, USA, 2004—07

25

Heather Has Two Mommies

di Lesléa Newman

951 utenti

76 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 50

6 Members: PuddinTame, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA's list of most frequently challenged books in the 1990s

26

My Mom's Having a Baby!: A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy (Concept Book)

di Dori Hillestad Butler

59 utenti

8 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 212

2 Members: aspirit, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

27

Prince & Knight

di Daniel Haack

273 utenti

14 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 147

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

28

My Princess Boy

di Cheryl Kilodavis

491 utenti

44 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 195

2 Members: aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged at public library in Texas, 2015, and in Virginia school district, 2019

29

Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

di Jeanette Winter

483 utenti

48 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 196

2 Members: aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

30

One of A Kind, Like Me / Único como yo (English and Spanish Edition)

di Laurin Mayeno

61 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 4.6

Classifica globale 357

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in North Carolina school district, 2021. Likely banned from public schools in multiple states due to censorship laws, 2022

31

Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU

di Cory Silverberg

223 utenti

11 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 327

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

32

This Day in June

di Gayle E. Pitman

266 utenti

25 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 148

3 Members: aspirit, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

33

The Hate U Give. Il coraggio della verità

di Angie Thomas

9,241 utenti

475 recensioni

½ 4.5

Classifica globale 86

4 Members: dara85, ahef1963, aspirit, tbaughman89
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

34

Make Something Up: Stories You Can't Unread

di Chuck Palahniuk

581 utenti

15 recensioni

3.2

Classifica globale 289

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

35

Il cacciatore di aquiloni

di Khaled Hosseini

52,778 utenti

1,300 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 37

7 Members: dara85, PuddinTame, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Keyvara
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

36

Tredici

di Jay Asher

12,731 utenti

758 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 110

3 Members: aspirit, Brandy1411, tbaughman89
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

37

Two Boys Kissing

di David Levithan

1,058 utenti

59 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 273

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

38

E la chiamano estate

di Mariko Tamaki

1,957 utenti

147 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 137

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

39

Il buio oltre la siepe

di Harper Lee

78,421 utenti

1,433 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 2

14 Members: guyalice, PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, ahef1963, Gazzed, UnathiBonga, kara.shamy, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library, Brandy1411, teeteto, Keyvara
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

40

A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl

di Tanya Lee Stone

324 utenti

29 recensioni

½ 3.4

Classifica globale 316

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

41

Cinquanta sfumature di grigio

di E L James

12,019 utenti

837 recensioni

2.9

Classifica globale 221

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

42

Habibi

di Craig Thompson

1,964 utenti

112 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 247

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

43

Holy Bible: King James Version

di King James Version

498 utenti

19 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 99

4 Members: PuddinTame, ahef1963, aspirit, steller0707
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

44

Looking for Alaska

di John Green

19,120 utenti

752 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 103

3 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

45

Amatissima

di Toni Morrison

22,815 utenti

405 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 28

9 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, alex68, ahef1963, cszimmer, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

46

L' occhio piu azzurro

di Toni Morrison

13,419 utenti

237 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 45

6 Members: LucindaLibri, aspirit, steller0707, tbaughman89, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

47

Lo strano caso del cane ucciso a mezzanotte

di Mark Haddon

44,295 utenti

1,328 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 52

5 Members: PuddinTame, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

48

Le mitiche avventure di Capitan Mutanda

di Dav Pilkey

5,959 utenti

135 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 163

2 Members: ahef1963, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

49

Persepolis

di Marjane Satrapi

6,877 utenti

252 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 89

4 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

50

Saga: Volume 1

di Brian K. Vaughan

4,724 utenti

290 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 235

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

51

A Stolen Life: A Memoir

di Jaycee Dugard

2,187 utenti

135 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 175

2 Members: ahef1963, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

52

Hunger games

di Suzanne Collins

64,413 utenti

3,482 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 51

5 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Brandy1411
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

53

Uomini e topi

di John Steinbeck

39,026 utenti

662 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 26

9 Members: LucindaLibri, ahef1963, kristilabrie, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Brandy1411, jimmyob, Keyvara
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top most challenged books list

54

Crank

di Ellen Hopkins

4,770 utenti

235 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 234

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

55

Lush

di Natasha Friend

527 utenti

21 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 293

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

56

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

di Alvin Schwartz

4,094 utenti

86 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 129

3 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

57

Il castello di vetro

di Jeannette Walls

20,567 utenti

795 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 80

4 Members: dara85, PuddinTame, ahef1963, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

58

ttyl | ttfn | l8r, g8r

di Lauren Myracle

4 utenti

Classifica globale 370

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

59

What My Mother Doesn't Know

di Sonya Sones

1,472 utenti

70 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 259

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

60

One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads

di Johnny Valentine

112 utenti

5 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 209

2 Members: aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: In Canada, challenged in schools and went to Supreme Court

61

Una paga da fame: come (non) si arriva a fine mese nel paese piu ricco del mondo

di Barbara Ehrenreich

10,874 utenti

212 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 112

3 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

62

Revolutionary Voices

di Amy Sonnie

160 utenti

1 recensione

4.1

Classifica globale 340

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

63

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

di Christine Baldacchino

375 utenti

44 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 310

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in schools (USA, 2016)

64

Twilight

di Stephenie Meyer

58,258 utenti

2,264 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 71

4 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

65

Donovan's Big Day

di Lesléa Newman

119 utenti

10 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 207

2 Members: aspirit, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged multiple years in Canada (including Edmonton, 2014)

66

Baby Be-Bop

di Francesca Lia Block

356 utenti

11 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 314

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Canada

67

Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

di Sherman Alexie

11,610 utenti

796 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 65

5 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, ahef1963, aspirit, Brandy1411
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

68

Il racconto dell'ancella

di Margaret Atwood

42,239 utenti

1,138 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 32

8 Members: PuddinTame, LucindaLibri, ahef1963, kara.shamy, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Brandy1411
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

69

Ghost Boys

di Jewell Parker Rhodes

1,107 utenti

68 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 143

3 Members: PuddinTame, aspirit, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged by Fraternal Order of Police in Broward County Public Schools, Florida, 2021

70

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

di Erika L. Sánchez

1,791 utenti

59 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 253

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

71

The Poet X

di Elizabeth Acevedo

2,532 utenti

166 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 136

3 Members: aspirit, steller0707, jimmyob
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in schools (USA)

72

How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation

di Maureen Johnson

166 utenti

3 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 338

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

73

American Born Chinese

di Gene Luen Yang

5,078 utenti

345 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 165

2 Members: aspirit, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

74

Per una volta nella vita

di Rainbow Rowell

9,072 utenti

638 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 116

3 Members: LucindaLibri, ahef1963, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: On ALA top challenged books list

75

What We Saw

di Aaron Hartzler

250 utenti

19 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 202

2 Members: kara.shamy, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

76

Ragazze elettriche

di Naomi Alderman

4,743 utenti

254 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 126

3 Members: kara.shamy, aspirit, steller0707
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

77

Beneath a Meth Moon

di Jacqueline Woodson

398 utenti

54 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 309

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas school district, 2021

78

In the Dream House: A Memoir

di Carmen Maria Machado

1,705 utenti

63 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 254

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Banned in a Texas school district, 2021

79

Monday's Not Coming

di Tiffany D. Jackson

944 utenti

45 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 276

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Virginia school district, 2021

80

Hurricane Child

di Kacen Callender

408 utenti

21 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 307

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

81

So Hard to Say

di Alex Sanchez

437 utenti

6 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 302

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

82

The Pants Project

di Cat Clarke

199 utenti

16 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 333

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

83

Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel

di Diana Lopez

221 utenti

5 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 328

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

84

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

di Isabel Quintero

541 utenti

39 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 292

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

85

The Season of You & Me

di Robin Constantine

82 utenti

6 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 355

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

86

Rani Patel In Full Effect

di Sonia Patel

136 utenti

4 recensioni

½ 3.5

Classifica globale 345

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in Virginia school district, 2019

87

Lily and Dunkin

di Donna Gephart

509 utenti

22 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 295

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged at a Kansas public library, 2018

88

Dear Martin

di Nic Stone

2,012 utenti

73 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 245

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Censored in Georgia (USA) school district, 2019—20

89

Rigenerazione

di Pat Barker

4,501 utenti

113 recensioni

4

Classifica globale 127

3 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy, aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Censored in a Georgia (USA) school district, 2019—20

90

Love is Love

di Marc Andreyko

368 utenti

6 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 312

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Censored in a Texas school district, 2018—20??. https://dallasvoice.com/nearly-2-years-no-progress/

91

Persepolis: storia di un'infanzia

di Marjane Satrapi

8,481 utenti

321 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 67

5 Members: ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Partially banned in Chicago schools, 2013

92

Jack of Hearts (and other parts)

di L. C. Rosen

185 utenti

11 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 335

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a Texas public library, 2021, and banned in a Washington public school, 2022.

93

Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens

di Kathy Belge

200 utenti

3 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 331

Member: aspirit
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged and censored in a Wisconsin school district, 2021

94

This Book Is Gay

di Juno Dawson

707 utenti

17 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 98

4 Members: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jimmyob, FranIM
Spiegazioni: aspirit: Challenged in a New Jersey school district and censored in a Wisconsin school district, 2021

95