Books Banned in Alabama

4 banned books

BANNED 42 challenges

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume is a classic novel about an 11-year-old girl navigating puberty, reli...

Sexual ContentReligious ObjectionsAge Inappropriateness
BANNED 42 challenges

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has been challenged and banned since 1963 for being too dark and frightening...

Occult/SupernaturalAge InappropriatenessViolence
BANNED 40 challenges

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved science fantasy novel challenged for decades by both religious conse...

Religious ObjectionsOccult/Supernatural
BANNED 30 challenges

Blubber

by Judy Blume

Blubber by Judy Blume depicts schoolyard bullying without a neat moral resolution. Banned for profanity, bullying depict...

ProfanityViolenceAge Inappropriateness