TEN MOST COMMONLY BANNED BOOKS

The following books have been repeatedly banned or challenged in recent history. The list is roughly in order, with 1984 being the most commonly banned.

1. 1984 by George Orwell

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

3. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

4. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

7. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

8. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

10. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee