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Challenged Children's Books

Frequently Challenged Children's Books

Multimedia resources for select titles in the Frequently Challenged Children's Books list from American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. This list reflects frequently challenged children's books over time.

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 47 Videos
  • 45 Book Readings
  • 135 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 572 resources

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Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, The
The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963
  • by Christopher Paul Curtis
    • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Bridge to Terabithia
    Bridge to Terabithia
  • by Katherine Paterson and Donna Diamond
    • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    This One Summer
    This One Summer
  • by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
    • Multimedia Resources: 29
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    Great Gilly Hopkins, The
    The Great Gilly Hopkins
  • by Katherine Paterson
    • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Adventures of Captain Underpants, The
    The Adventures of Captain Underpants
  • by Dav Pilkey
    • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Drama
    Drama
  • by Raina Telgemeier
    • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
  • by Mildred D. Taylor
    • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Dragonwings
    Dragonwings
  • by Laurence Yep
    • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
    It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
  • by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
    • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Julie of the Wolves
    Julie of the Wolves
  • by Jean Craighead George and John Schoenherr
    • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
    It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
  • by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
    • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    James and the Giant Peach
    James and the Giant Peach
  • by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
    Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
  • by Judy Blume
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Blubber
    Blubber
  • by Judy Blume
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Hop on Pop
    Hop on Pop
  • by Dr. Seuss
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Olive's Ocean
    Olive's Ocean
  • by Kevin Henkes
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    And Tango Makes Three
    And Tango Makes Three
  • by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    My Brother Sam Is Dead
    My Brother Sam Is Dead
  • by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Fighting Ground, The
    The Fighting Ground
  • by Avi
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    This Day in June
    This Day in June
  • by Gayle E. Pitman and Kristyna Litten
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Librarian of Basra, The: A True Story from Iraq
    The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
  • by Jeanette Winter
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
    Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
  • by Jeanette Winter
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    My Princess Boy
    My Princess Boy
  • by Cheryl Kilodavis and Suzanne DeSimone
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Chocolate War, The
    The Chocolate War
  • by Robert Cormier
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
    Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
  • by Lisa Westberg Peters and Lauren Stringer
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Amulet of Samarkand, The
    The Amulet of Samarkand
  • by Jonathan Stroud
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
    Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
  • by Barbara Park and Denise Brunkus
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Slave Dancer, The
    The Slave Dancer
  • by Paula Fox and Keith Eros
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    In the Night Kitchen
    In the Night Kitchen
  • by Maurice Sendak
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Egypt Game, The
    The Egypt Game
  • by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and Alton Raible
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Sign of the Beaver, The
    The Sign of the Beaver
  • by Elizabeth George Speare
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
    Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
  • by Jeff Smith
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    I Am Jazz
    I Am Jazz
  • by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, and Shelagh McNicholas
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Boy Who Lost His Face, The
    The Boy Who Lost His Face
  • by Louis Sachar
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    My Mom's Having a Baby!
    My Mom's Having a Baby!
  • by Dori Hillestad Butler and Carol Thompson
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Wish Giver, The: Three Tales of Coven Tree
    The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree
  • by Bill Brittain and Andrew Glass
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    What's the Big Secret?: Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys
    What's the Big Secret?: Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys
  • by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    My Brother's Hero
    My Brother's Hero
  • by Adrian Fogelin
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Draw Me a Star
    Draw Me a Star
  • by Eric Carle
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    King & King
    King & King
  • by Linda deHaan and Stern Nijland
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Cuban Kids
    by
    George Ancona
    Cuban Kids
  • by George Ancona
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore
    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore
  • by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Stolen Children
    Stolen Children
  • by Peg Kehret
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Holly's Secret
    Holly's Secret
  • by Nancy Garden
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Pinkerton, Behave!
    Pinkerton, Behave!
  • by Steven Kellogg
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Light in the Attic, A
    A Light in the Attic
  • by Shel Silverstein
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Story of Little Black Sambo, The
    The Story of Little Black Sambo
  • by Helen Bannerman and Christopher Bing
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Uncle Bobby's Wedding
    Uncle Bobby's Wedding
  • by Sarah S. Brannen
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Family Book, The
    The Family Book
  • by Todd Parr
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Sissy Duckling, The
    The Sissy Duckling
  • by Harvey Fierstein and Henry Cole
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Where's Waldo?
    Where's Waldo?
  • by Martin Handford
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Walter the Farting Dog
    Walter the Farting Dog
  • by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, and Audrey Colman
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Dead Man in Indian Creek
    Dead Man in Indian Creek
  • by Mary Downing Hahn
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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