Most Commonly Banned Books during 2023-2024 School Year

According to PEN America, the books below were the most commonly banned books during the 2023-2024 school year. Clearly some of these, like “The Color Purple,” are considered classics in literature. The rest are by well-established and popular authors.

Our philosophy behind banned books lists such as these is that they make for great shopping lists.

  • Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
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Nineteen Minutes: A Novel
  • Author: Picoult, Jodi.
  • Publisher: Atria Books
  • Pages: 464
  • Publication Date: 2007-03-05
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Looking for Alaska by John Green
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Looking for Alaska Deluxe Edition
  • Hardcover Book
  • Green, John (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 368 Pages – 01/13/2015 (Publication Date) – Dutton Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • Excellent gift item
  • It is made up of premium quality material.
  • Chbosky, Stephen (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • Sold by Patricia McCormick
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SOLD
  • McCormick, Patricia (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 263 Pages – 04/01/2008 (Publication Date) – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
  • Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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Thirteen Reasons Why
  • Author: Jay Asher.
  • Publisher: Razorbill
  • Pages: 288
  • Publication Date: 2011-06-14
  • Edition: 1st
  • Crank by Ellen Hopkins
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Crank (The Crank Trilogy)
  • Used Book in Good Condition
  • Hopkins, Ellen (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 576 Pages – 08/06/2013 (Publication Date) – Margaret K. McElderry Books (Publisher)
  • Identical by Ellen Hopkins
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Identical
  • Hopkins, Ellen (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 592 Pages – 12/21/2010 (Publication Date) – Margaret K. McElderry Books (Publisher)
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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The Kite Runner
  • Khaled Hosseini (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 400 Pages – 03/05/2013 (Publication Date) – Riverhead Books (Publisher)
  • The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Great product!
  • Atwood, Margaret (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 311 Pages – 03/16/1998 (Publication Date) – Vintage (Publisher)
  • Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
  • book
  • Sara Gruen
  • literature
  • home
  • Gruen, Sara (Author)
  • Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
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Tricks
  • Hopkins, Ellen (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 656 Pages – 01/24/2017 (Publication Date) – Margaret K. McElderry Books (Publisher)
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)
  • Maas, Sarah J. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages – 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) – Bloomsbury Publishing (Publisher)
  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, 5)
  • Maas, Sarah J. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 720 Pages – 02/14/2023 (Publication Date) – Bloomsbury Publishing (Publisher)
  • A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
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A Court of Mist and Fury
  • Audible Audiobook
  • Sarah J. Maas (Author) – Jennifer Ikeda (Narrator)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 05/03/2016 (Publication Date) – Recorded Books (Publisher)
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3)
  • Maas, Sarah J. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 736 Pages – 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) – Bloomsbury Publishing (Publisher)
  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
  • Great product!
  • Alexie, Sherman (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 288 Pages – 04/01/2009 (Publication Date) – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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The Bluest Eye (Vintage International)
  • Morrison, Toni (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 206 Pages – 05/08/2007 (Publication Date) – Vintage (Publisher)
  • The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sale
The Color Purple: A Novel
  • Walker, Alice (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 304 Pages – 12/10/2019 (Publication Date) – Penguin Books (Publisher)
  • A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 4)
  • Maas, Sarah J. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 272 Pages – 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) – Bloomsbury Publishing (Publisher)
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