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Must Read Banned Books
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items Banned books worth reading and having a copy to reread later.
Sections
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Dystopian
Childrens
YA
Historical
Dystopian
This one still lives in my head rent free over 12 years later
1984 Deluxe Edition by George Orwell, Hardcover
Follow a fireman whose job it is to burn illegal commodities in a dystopian future.
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury, Paperback - Barnes
Follow Odysseus on his journey as he relies on his wit and willingness to survive as he encounters Divine and natural forces.
The Odyssey (Signature Classics) - Barnes & Noble®
Short allegorical novel about a farm taken over by its mistreated animals.
Animal Farm by George Orwell; Russell Baker - Books-A-Million
Childrens
Follow four siblings as the discover and journey through a world hidden inside a wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of ... - Barnes
A children’s book about a pig and his friendship with a young girl
Charlotte’s Web
The story of a young girl and her family as the travel and move to Indian country.
Little House on the Prairie Book Series | Barnes & Noble®
A series about a young wizard as learns how to hone his skills and defend himself, his friends as they attempt to save the world from Voldemort
Harry Potter Collection | Barnes & Noble®
Follow Mary on her journey to restore a secret garden hidden behind a door at her uncles manor.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, …
The story of a mouse, a rat and a young girl as they embark on a journey that leads them to a dungeon in a glittering castle and into each others lives
The Tale of Despereaux|Paperback - Barnes & Noble
Based during the Mayfair Witch Trials follow Kit Tyler’s journey from Barbados to Connecticut and her friendship with a woman believed to be a witch by the colonists
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
YA
See the world through the eyes of a young girl as her father risks everything to defend a black man accused of a crime because of the color of his skin. Based during the civil rights movement
To Kill a Mockingbird (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Barnes & Noble
At the dawn of the next World War, a plane crash strands a group of schoolboys on a remote island. There are no grownups. No rules. Freedom is celebrated. But when strange, distant noises and visions of a beast begin to haunt the boys, their fragile ...
Lord of the Flies
A diary comprised of entries from a teenager in a downward spiral of addiction.
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
The diary of a young Jewish girl during the Holocaust under Hitlers reign.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
Follow Pony boy and his group of friends as the struggle to exist in a world set on dismissing them.
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Follow an unlikely friendship between George and Lennie as they land jobs during the Great Depression
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - Books-A-Million
Follow a teenage girl who moves to live with her dad and becomes involved in a love triangle between a werewolf and a vampire
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and ...
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Young Reader's Choice)
Historical
Hitlers memior containing his visions on politics and the organization of the world.
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and the Holocaust: A Prelude to Genocide
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
America’s b...
Black AF History: Un-Whitewashed US Story