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Banned books

A sample of books that have been banned

The Bluest Eye

Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited for age group.

The Kite Runner

Reasons: offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence

The Glass Castle

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit

Beloved

Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence

Brave New World

Reasons: insensitivity, nudity, racism, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit

To Kill a Mockingbird

Reasons: offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group.

The Catcher in the Rye

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group.

My Sister's Keeper

Reasons: homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence.

The Color Purple

Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Reasons: sexually explicit

Of Mice and Men

Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence

Invisible Man

Reasons: language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group.

The Great Gatsby

Reasons: language, sexually explicit

Grendel

Reasons: torture and mutilation.

Catch-22

Reasons: language