Ulysses by James Joyce
The U.S. Customs Office banned the importation of this classic for 15 years on the grounds that it was obscene. In 1918, chapters published in the Little Review were burned by the U.S. Post Office. In 1933, the ACLU won a major legal victory that forced the U.S. Customs Service to lift its ban.

Zachary Taylor.
Used - A biography of the general called "Old Rough and Ready" who became the twelfth President of the United States.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
In 1881, the Boston District Attorney demanded expurgation of this American classic and threatened criminal prosecution unless this demand was met. According to the prosecutor, the volume of poetry was in need of a few "fig leaves."

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Generally cited for "vulgar language," this American classic has been burned, banned, and challenged since its publication. The first incident was a burning by the St. Louis public library, and more recently it was challenged as questionable material in California as reading material for an 11th grade literature class.

My Best Friend
Used - In a dazzling novel of psychological suspense, Gerald remains terrorized by his memories of his sister's death some 50 years before. When he is implicated in the disappearance of a school girl, his only salvation is to finally confront the events of his terrible past--and the unthinkable, unspeakable truth that can set him free.

Undue Influence
Used - Claire Pitt is living a life in contemporary London that is to all appearances placid, orderly and consciously lacking in surprise. Martin Gibson and his chronically ill wife Cynthia come to depend on Claire to an extent that is nothing short of baffling, and yet Claire becomes ever bolder in her pursuit of their acquaintance and, ultimately, of Martin's elusive affections.

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
This novel by the Pulitzer prize-winning author was pulled from a high school in Alaska in 1994 and cited for being too "controversial." The novel was both challenged and banned in Pennsylvania in 1994, and faced challenges in both Florida and Massachusetts due to the book's sexual content.

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Anne Frank's diary of the holocaust has been a target of frequent challenges. While a county in Virginia objected to sexually offensive language in 1982, an Alabama textbook committee called for the rejection of the diary on the grounds that it was "a real downer."

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