100 most frequently challenged books 1990-1999

1.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,869 ratings
2.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,723 ratings
3.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,946 ratings
4.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,255 ratings
5.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
6.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,126 ratings
7.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,458 ratings
8.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,513 ratings
9.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,531 ratings
10.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,697 ratings
11.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,610 ratings
12.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,630 ratings
13.
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo? 4.16 avg rating — 8,015 ratings
14.
Scary Stories Treasury
Scary Stories Treasury 4.32 avg rating — 10,904 ratings
15.
Daddy's Roommate
Daddy's Roommate 3.61 avg rating — 643 ratings
16.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,910 ratings
16.
The Story of Little Black Sambo
The Story of Little Black Sambo 3.93 avg rating — 5,645 ratings
18.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 46,449 ratings
19.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,413 ratings
20.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,274 ratings
21.
Heather Has Two Mommies
Heather Has Two Mommies 3.95 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
22.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,877 ratings
23.
My Brother Sam Is Dead
My Brother Sam Is Dead 3.44 avg rating — 19,141 ratings
24.
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health 4.23 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
25.
The World of Alice (Alice, #1-4)
The World of Alice (Alice, #1-4) 4.30 avg rating — 115 ratings
26.
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1)
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 40,536 ratings
27.
A Day No Pigs Would Die
A Day No Pigs Would Die 3.59 avg rating — 10,380 ratings
28.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,143 ratings
29.
Sex
Sex
by: Madonna
3.51 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
30.
The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle: The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone, The Land of Painted Caves
The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle: The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone, The Land of Painted Caves 4.58 avg rating — 2,238 ratings
31.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins 3.85 avg rating — 23,273 ratings
32.
In the Night Kitchen
In the Night Kitchen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,742 ratings
33.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,253 ratings
34.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,327 ratings
35.
The New Joy of Gay Sex
The New Joy of Gay Sex 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
36.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,652 ratings
37.
The Goats
The Goats 3.62 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
38.
The Stupids Step Out (The Stupids, #1)
The Stupids Step Out (The Stupids, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 729 ratings
39.
Anastasia Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik, #1)
Anastasia Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,082 ratings
40.
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying 3.97 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
41.
Blubber
Blubber 3.79 avg rating — 37,072 ratings
42.
Halloween ABC
Halloween ABC 3.72 avg rating — 322 ratings
43.
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 4.18 avg rating — 16,375 ratings
44.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,064 ratings
45.
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters
What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters 3.97 avg rating — 309 ratings
46.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.99 avg rating — 11,836 ratings
47.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,870 ratings
48.
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 28,532 ratings
49.
We All Fall Down
We All Fall Down 3.80 avg rating — 2,645 ratings
50.
Deenie
Deenie 3.79 avg rating — 17,739 ratings
51.
Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind 4.02 avg rating — 55,092 ratings
52.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,908 ratings
53.
The Boy Who Lost His Face
The Boy Who Lost His Face 3.76 avg rating — 2,368 ratings
54.
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat 3.93 avg rating — 123 ratings
55.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,738 ratings
56.
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic 4.36 avg rating — 470,712 ratings
57.
Ordinary People
Ordinary People 3.93 avg rating — 22,722 ratings
58.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,142 ratings
59.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,519 ratings
60.
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy (Sleeping Beauty, #1-3)
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy (Sleeping Beauty, #1-3) 3.98 avg rating — 14,541 ratings
61.
Bumps in the Night (First Choice Chapter Book)
Bumps in the Night (First Choice Chapter Book) 3.61 avg rating — 118 ratings
62.
Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-And-Answer Book for Boys and Girls
Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-And-Answer Book for Boys and Girls 4.01 avg rating — 183 ratings
63.
The What's Happening to My Body Book for Boys
The What's Happening to My Body Book for Boys 3.92 avg rating — 272 ratings
64.
The Anarchist Cookbook
The Anarchist Cookbook 3.50 avg rating — 2,539 ratings
65.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.95 avg rating — 252,100 ratings
66.
Boys and Sex
Boys and Sex 3.29 avg rating — 34 ratings
67.
Crazy Lady!
Crazy Lady! 3.66 avg rating — 1,601 ratings
68.
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories 3.81 avg rating — 2,317 ratings
69.
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin 3.62 avg rating — 12,913 ratings
70.
Fade
Fade 3.79 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
71.
Guess What?
Guess What?
by: Mem Fox
3.62 avg rating — 321 ratings
72.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,216 ratings
73.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,231 ratings
74.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,282 ratings
75.
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Sexual Fantasies 3.75 avg rating — 1,091 ratings
76.
Curses, Hexes and Spells
Curses, Hexes and Spells 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
77.
On My Honor
On My Honor 3.69 avg rating — 6,508 ratings
78.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,580 ratings
79.
Jack
Jack 3.64 avg rating — 1,684 ratings
80.
The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid 3.64 avg rating — 335 ratings
81.
Family Secrets
Family Secrets 3.55 avg rating — 140 ratings
82.
Mommy Laid An Egg: Or, Where Do Babies Come From?
Mommy Laid An Egg: Or, Where Do Babies Come From? 3.98 avg rating — 591 ratings
83.
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima 3.82 avg rating — 36,615 ratings
84.
'Where Did I Come From?': The Facts of Life Without Any Nonsense and With Illustrations
'Where Did I Come From?': The Facts of Life Without Any Nonsense and With Illustrations 4.15 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
85.
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 64,462 ratings
86.
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone 3.97 avg rating — 239,713 ratings
87.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,921 ratings
88.
Always Running
Always Running 4.04 avg rating — 8,340 ratings
89.
Private Parts
Private Parts 3.79 avg rating — 4,897 ratings
90.
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,690 ratings
91.
Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes 3.92 avg rating — 18,740 ratings
92.
Running Loose
Running Loose 3.77 avg rating — 1,687 ratings
93.
Sex Education
Sex Education 3.96 avg rating — 194 ratings
94.
Jumper (Jumper, #1)
Jumper (Jumper, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 15,847 ratings
95.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,457 ratings
96.
The Drowning of Stephan Jones
The Drowning of Stephan Jones 3.50 avg rating — 279 ratings
97.
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now 3.94 avg rating — 39,454 ratings
98.
Girls and Sex
Girls and Sex 2.52 avg rating — 29 ratings
99.
The Wish Giver
The Wish Giver 3.82 avg rating — 2,921 ratings
100.
Jump Ship to Freedom (Arabus Family Saga) (Arabus Family Saga Series)
Jump Ship to Freedom (Arabus Family Saga) (Arabus Family Saga Series) 3.77 avg rating — 319 ratings