Banned Books Week: 100 Most Challenged Books

The list below contains the 100 Most Challenged books in America. Where applicable, the call number and location of the book in the J.D. Williams Library are supplied.

100 Most Challenged Books	Does UM Libraries own a copy, and if so, where is it located?	Call Number of book
1. Scary Stories (Series), by Alvin Schwartz	Juvenile Collection	PZ1.S399 Sc 1981
2. Daddy’s Roommate, by Michael Willhoite	No
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou	Main Library	PS3551.N464 Z466
4. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.C81634 Ch 1983
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain	Main Library	PS1305.A1
6. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck	Main Library	PS3537.T3234 O2
7. Forever, by Judy Blume	Main Library	PS3552.L843 F67
8. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.P273 Br
9. Heather Has Two Mommies, by Leslea Newman	No
10. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger	Main Library	PS3537.A426 C3
11. The Giver, by Lois Lowry	Main Library	PS3562.O97 G5
12. My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.C678My 1985
13. It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris	No
14. Alice (Series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	No
15. Goosebumps (Series), by R.L. Stine	No
16. A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.P339 Day 1974
17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker	Main Library	PS3573.A425 C6
18. Sex, by Madonna	No
19. Earth’s Children (Series), by Jean M. Auel	Main Library	PS3551.U36…
20. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.P273 Gr
21. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.S47 In
22. The Witches, by Roald Dahl	No
23. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.L5385 Wr
24. The New Joy of Gay Sex, by Charles Silverstein	No
25. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous	Juvenile Collection , Main Library
26. The Goats, by Brock Cole	No
27. The Stupids (Series), by Harry Allard	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.A413
28. Anastasia Krupnik (Series), by Lois Lowry	No
29. Final Exit, by Derek Humphry	No
30. Blubber, by Judy Blume	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.B6265 B1
31. Halloween ABC, by Eve Merriam	No
32. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George	No
33. Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane	Main Library	E185.97.M38 A3
34. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison	Main Library	PS3563.O8749 B55
35. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters, by Lynda Madaras	No
36. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.M992 Fal
37. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood	Main Library
38. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton	Main Library , Juvenile Collection
39. The Pigman, by Paul Zindel	No
40. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee	Main Library	PS3562.E353 T6
41. We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier	No
42. Deenie, by Judy Blume	No
43. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes	No
44. Annie on my Mind, by Nancy Garden	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.G165 An
45. Beloved, by Toni Morrison	Main Library	PS3563.O8749 B4
46. The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar	No
47. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat, by Alvin Schwartz	Main Library	GR74.S37 1974
48. Harry Potter (Series), by J.K. Rowling	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.R7968
49. Cujo, by Stephen King	Main Library	PS3561.I463 C8 1981
50. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl	Juvenile Collection	PR6054.A35 J26
51. A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstein	Main Library	PS3569.I47224 L5
52. Ordinary People, by Judith Guest	Juvenile Collection	PZ4.G954 Or
53. American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis	Main Library	PS3555.L5937 A8 1981
54. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley	E-Book, Juvenile Collection , Main Library	HM216 .H8 2000
55. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)	No
56. Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard	No
57. Asking About Sex and Growing Up, by Joanna Cole	No
58. What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons, by Lynda Madaras	No
59. The Anarchist Cookbook, by William Powell	Main Library	HX844.P68 1989
60. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.B6265 Ar
61. Boys and Sex, by Wardell Pomeroy	No
62. Crazy Lady, by Jane Conly	No
63. Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher	Main Library	PS3553.R786 A84
64. Killing Mr. Griffin, by Lois Duncan	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.D9117 Ki
65. Fade, by Robert Cormier	No
66. Guess What?, by Mem Fox	No
67. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut	Main Library	PS3572.O5 S6 1971
68. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding	Main Library , E-Book	PR6013.O35 L6
69. Native Son by Richard Wright	Main Library , Special Collections	PS3545.R815 N3
70. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies, by Nancy Friday	No
71. Curses, Hexes and Spells, by Daniel Cohen	No
72. On My Honor, by Marion Dane Bauer	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.B3262.On
73. The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende	No
74. Jack, by A.M. Homes	No
75. Arizona Kid, by Ron Koertge	No
76. Family Secrets, by Norma Klein	No
77. Mommy Laid An Egg, by Babette Cole	No
78. Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya	Main Library	PS3551.N24 B58
79. Where Did I Come From?, by Peter Mayle	No
80. The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline Cooney	No
81. Carrie, by Stephen King	Main Library	PS3561.I483.C3
82. The Dead Zone, by Stephen King	Main Library	PS3561.I483.D43
83. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain	Main Library	PS1306.A1
84. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison	Main Library, Special Collections	PS3563.O8749.S6
85. Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez	Main Library	HV6439.U7 L77
86. Private Parts, by Howard Stern	missing
87. Where’s Waldo?, by Martin Hanford	No
88. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Greene	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.G8283 Su
89. Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume	No
90. Little Black Sambo, by Helen Bannerman	No
91. Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett	No
92. Running Loose, by Chris Crutcher	No
93. Sex Education, by Jenny Davis	No
94. Jumper, by Steven Gould	No
95. Christine, by Stephen King	Main Library	PS3561.I483 C4
96. The Drowning of Stephen Jones, by Bette Greene	No
97. That Was Then, This is Now, by S.E. Hinton	Juvenile Collection	PZ7.H5976 Th
98. Girls and Sex, by Wardell Pomeroy	No
99. The Wish Giver, by Bill Brittain	No
100. Jump Ship to Freedom, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier	No