Most Commonly Banned Books during 2023-2024 School Year

According to PEN America, the books below were the most commonly banned books during the 2023-2024 school year. Clearly some of these, like “The Color Purple,” are considered classics in literature. The rest are by well-established and popular authors.

Our philosophy behind banned books lists such as these is that they make for great shopping lists.

  • Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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  • Looking for Alaska by John Green

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  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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  • Sold by Patricia McCormick

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  • Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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  • Crank by Ellen Hopkins

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  • Identical by Ellen Hopkins

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  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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  • The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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  • Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

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  • Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

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  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

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  • A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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  • A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

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  • The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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  • The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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  • A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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