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• All Boys Aren't Blue

  a Memoir-manifesto

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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• The Bluest Eye

  Morrison, Toni

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• Flamer

  Curato, Mike,

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• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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• This Book Is Gay

  Dawson, Juno

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• Let's Talk About It

  the Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human

  Moen, Erika, 1983-

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• Sold

  McCormick, Patricia, 1956-

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• American Library Association Banned and Challenged Books

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• Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

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• Uncle Tom's Cabin

  Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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  Banned in the South for its abolitionist propaganda.

• The Great Gatsby

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

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  Banned for its promotion of promiscuity and alcohol.

• Brave New World

  Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

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  Challenged in Delaware because students can now grasp the sexual and drug-related references through a quick internet search.

• Gone With the Wind

  Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949

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  Banned for its portrayal of slaves in the South and for the immoral behavior of the heroine, Scarlett O'Hara.

• The Grapes of Wrath

  Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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  Banned in several states for inappropriate language and sexual references.

• Animal Farm

  1984

  Orwell, George, 1903-1950

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  Challenged in Florida for its sexual content and being pro-communist.

• 1984

  Orwell, George, 1903-1950

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  Banned for its political theories and content.

• The Catcher in the Rye

  Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010

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  Banned for its language and content, including sexual references.

• The Lord of the Rings / by J.R.R. Tolkien

  Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

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  Considered satanic by some religious groups.

• To Kill a Mockingbird

  Lee, Harper

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  Banned in several states for its sexual and racial content.

• Catch-22

  Heller, Joseph

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  Banned for its indecent language.