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"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives." -Robert A. Heinlein

1. Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz

2. Daddy's Rommate Michael Willhoite

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou

4. The Chocolate War Robert Cormier

5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain

6. Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck

7. Forever Judy Blume

8. Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson

9. Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman

10. The Catcher in the Ryn JD Salinger

11. The Giver Lois Lowery

12. My Brother Sam is Dead James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

13. It's Perfectly Normal Robie Harris

14. Alice (Series) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

15. Goosebumps (Series) R.L. Stine

16. A Day No Pigs Would Die Robert Newton Peck

17. The Color Purple Alice Walker

18. Sex Madonna

19. Earth's Children (Series) Jean M. Auel

20. The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson

21. In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak

22. The Witches Roald Dahl

23. A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle

24. The New Joy of Gay Sex Charles Silverstein

25. Go Ask Alice Anonymous

26. The Goats Brock Cole

27. The Stupids (Series) Harry Allard

28. Anastasia Krupnik (Series) Lois Lowry

29. Final Exit Derek Humphry

30. Blubber Judy Blume

31. Halloween ABC Eve Merriam

32. Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George

33. Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane

34. The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison

35. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters Lynda Madaras

36. Fallen Angels Walter Dean Myers

37. The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood

38. The Outsiders S.E. Hinton

39. The Pigman Paul Zindel

40. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

41. We All Fall Down Robert Cormier

42. Deenie Judy Blume

43. Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes

44. Annie on my Mind Nancy Garden

45. Beloved Toni Morrison

46. The Boy Who Lost His Face Louis Sachar

47. Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat Alvin Schwartz

48. Harry Potter (Series) J.K. Rowling

49. Cujo Stephen King

50. James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

51. A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein

52. Ordinary People Judith Guest

53. American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis

54. Brave New World Aldous Huxley

55. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)

56. Bumps in the Night Harry Allard

57. Asking About Sex and Growing Up Joanna Cole

58. What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons Lynda Madaras

59. The Anarchist Cookbook William Powell

60. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret Judy Blume

61. Boys and Sex Wardell Pomeroy

62. Crazy Lady Jane Conly

63. Athletic Shorts Chris Crutcher

64. Killing Mr. Griffin Lois Duncan

65. Fade Robert Cormier

66. Guess What? Mem Fox

67. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut

68. Lord of the Flies William Golding

69. Native Son Richard Wright

70. Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women's Fantasies Nancy Friday

71. Curses, Hexes and Spells Daniel Cohen

72. On My Honor Marion Dane Bauer

73. The House of Spirits Isabel Allende

74. Jack A.M. Homes

75. Arizona Kid Ron Koertge

76. Family Secrets Norma Klein

77. Mommy Laid An Egg Babette Cole

78. Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo A. Anaya

79. Where Did I Come From? Peter Mayle

80. The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline Cooney

81. Carrie Stephen King

82. The Dead Zone Stephen King

83. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

84. Song of Solomon Toni Morrison

85. Always Running Luis Rodriguez

86. Private Parts Howard Stern

87. Where's Waldo? Martin Hanford

88. Summer of My German Soldier Bette Greene

89. Tiger Eyes Judy Blume

90. Little Black Sambo Helen Bannerman

91. Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett

92. Running Loose Chris Crutcher

93. Sex Education Jenny Davis

94. Jumper Steven Gould

95. Christine Stephen King

96. The Drowning of Stephan Jones Bette Greene

97. That Was Then, This is Now S.E. Hinton

98. Girls and Sex Wardell Pomeroy

99. The Wish Giver Bill Brittain

100. Jump Ship to Freedom James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

AND THIS OMISSION:

The Captain Underpants
Collection

Dav Pilkey

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