17 Banned Books You Read As A Child

Culture Buzz Or as an adult…don't judge me. In honor of Banned Books Week here's a few novels you can pull out of the attic in order to stick it to the man.

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Reasoning: Promotes witchcraft and main character has no moral story arc.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #1
Specific Example: Boston, Massachusetts

2.

Reasoning: Profanity, encouraged disrespect of adults, death being central to the plot, encouraged secular humanism and/or satanism and blending of fantasy and reality.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #28
Specific Example: Cromwell, Connecticut

3.

Reasoning: Insensitivity, encouraged disrespect towards adults and age inappropriate.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #13
Specific Example: Long Beach, New York

4.

Reasoning: Questioning God/religious uncertainty and inappropriate dealings with the onset of puberty.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #99
Specific Example: So prevalent since the 1960s that news stories on it seem non-existant. Got an example? Leave it in the comments!

5.

Reasoning: Tanning female with partially exposed breast on the beach.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #87
Specific Example: Long Island, New York

6.

Reasoning: Anti-religious/Christian propaganda, main characters drink and imbibe drugs (poppy).
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #8
Specific Example: Austin, Texas

7.

Reasoning: Encouraged children to engage in socially unacceptable behavior, profanity and promoted gambling.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #96
Specific Example: La Paz, Indiana

8.

Reasoning: Profanity and the villain is never punished for her cruelty.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #43
Specific Example: As with Judy Blume's other novel, this book has been banned for decades so finding a specific example is pretty difficult. Have one for me? Leave it in the comments!

9.

Reasoning: Inappropriate for age group, desensitizes children to murder and encouraged violence as entertainment, drug use.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2010: #5
Specific Example: Goffstown, New Hampshire

10.

Reasoning: Communist and racist overtones, profanity, too scary for age group, encouraged disrespect of adults.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #50
Specific Example: Toledo, Ohio

11.

Reasoning: Attempted marital rape of the main character and violence.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #91
Specific Example: Kansas City, Missouri

12.

Reasoning: Profanity, racial slurs and harsh depiction of racism in the South.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #66
Specific Example: Orlando, Florida

13.

Reasoning: Encouraged sexual promiscuity, euthanasia, belittles motherhood and family, violence, inappropriate themes, and disrespect of the elderly.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #23
Specific Example: San Dimas, California

14.

Reasoning: Inappropriate themes, explicit sexuality and offensive language.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2010: #10
Specific Example: San Juan Capistrano, California

15.

Reasoning: Violence, misogyny, promotion of witchcraft and too scary for age group.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 1990-1999: #22
Specific Example: Boyertown, Pennsylvania

16.

Reasoning: Promotion of witchcraft and crystal balls and anti-religious undertones.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #90
Specific Example: Waterloo, Iowa

17.

Reasoning: The series was banned for violence, inappropriate themes, and being too scary for age group.
Position on American Library Association List Of Banned Books 2000-2009: #94
Specific Example: Minneapolis, Minnesota