Banned Book Week has been a staple in my education since as long as I can remember. Here is a list of 21 Must Read Banned Fantasy books. If you’re looking for more banned books to check out, head over to the ALA for lists of banned books over the years.
Harry Potter
By JK Rowling
Requested to be banned for witch craft.
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Neverwhere
By Neil Gaiman
Requested to be banned for sexual content, profanity.
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Alice in Wonderland
By Lewis Carroll
Requested to be banned for talking animals.
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Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury
Requested to be banned for profanity & themes.
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James and the Giant Peach
By Roald Dahl
Requested to be banned for themes.
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The Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins
Requested to be banned for religious themes.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
By Kurt Vonnegut
Requested to be banned for profanity, violence, sexual content.
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- A note from the author on the banning.
- Slaughterhouse-Five banned by US school
Lord of the Rings
By JRR Tolkien
Requested to be banned due to being satanic.
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Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Requested to be banned for promoting rebellions.
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Carrie
By Stephen King
Requested to be banned for violence, profanity, sexual content, and other themes.
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His Dark Materials
By Philip Pullman
Requested to be banned for promoting atheism.
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Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley
Requested to be banned for unnatural content.
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Shade’s Children
By Garth Nix
Requested to be banned for being vulgar & obscene.
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A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeleine L’Engle
Requested to be banned for Religious Controversy.
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Brave New World
By Aldous Huxley
Requested to be banned for language & sexual content.
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Fight Club
By Chuck Palahniuk
Requested to be banned for violent and sexually explicit.
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The Lorax
By Dr. Seuss
Requested to be banned for challenging the Timber Industry.
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The Giver
By Lois Lowry
Requested to be banned for violence.
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The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
Requested to be banned for profanity.
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Ender’s Game
By Orson Scott Card
Requested to be banned for being pornographic, & violent.
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The Amulet Of Samarkand
By Jonathan Stroud
Requested to be banned for occult themes.
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