One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Reasons: profanity, unsavory theme, sexuality, and racism
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Reasons: offensive language; racism
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Reasons: Reason: sexually explicit
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Reason: profanity, sexuality, racial slurs, and excessive violence
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Reasons: offensive language, racism, violence
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Reasons: Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for certain age groups
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reasons: Reasons: reference to drugs, sexuality, and profanity
1984 by George Orwell
Reason: pro-communism ideas, sexuality
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Reasons: Racism
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: Reasons: offensive language, unsuited for certain age groups
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, 2010-2019
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. We compile lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools. This list includes the 100 most frequently challenged books of the decade 2010-2019.