Historically Banned Books
Books that were challenged, censored, or banned throughout history — and why they matter. From Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, these titles were targeted for profanity, politics, religion, or simply making people uncomfortable.
HootRated editorial selection
37 of 38 books rated
Goosebumps: Scary Summer
R. L. Stine
The giving tree
Shel Silverstein
Twelfth night
Rosie Dickins
The Lorax
Seuss Dr.
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
In the Night Kitchen
Maurice Sendak
Scary stories to tell in the dark
Alvin Schwartz
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White
The All New Captain Underpants Extra Crunchy Book of Fun
Dav Pilkey
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
James and the giant peach
Roald Dahl
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
A Separate Peace
John Knowles - undifferentiated
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Lord of the flies
William Golding
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
The Merchant of Venice (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary
Merriam-Webster
Ulysses
James Joyce