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Recommended Reading

These lists feature curated Lauinger Library materials.

January/February 2024

Our Recommended Reading shelf for January and February brings together titles in our collection that have been banned or challenged in U.S. libraries over the last century. 
Visit the third floor of Lauinger Library to see our exhibition and to borrow one of the books on display.
“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.” Lyndon B. Johnson
 

Books on Display

  • Cover art for the book A child called A child called "it" : an abused child's journey from victim to victor
    HV883.C2 P45 1995
    Pelzer, David J.
  • Cover art for the book A clockwork orangeA clockwork orange
    PR6052.U638 C5 1972
    Burgess, Anthony
  • Cover art for the book A farewell to arms.A farewell to arms.
    PS3515.E37 F3 1949
    Hemingway, Ernest
  • Cover art for the book Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Huckleberry Finn
    PS1305 .A1 1996c
    Twain, Mark
  • Cover art for the book All American boysAll American boys
    PS3618.E9753 A645 2015
    Reynolds, Jason
  • Cover art for the book Always running : la vida loca, gang days in L.A.Always running : la vida loca, gang days in L.A.
    HV6439.U7 L77 1993
    Rodriguez, Luis J.
  • Cover art for the book An American tragedy.An American tragedy.
    PS3507.R55 A53 1964
    Dreiser, Theodore
  • Cover art for the book Animal farmAnimal farm
    PR6029.R8 A8
    Orwell, George
  • Cover art for the book Are you there God? It's me, MargaretAre you there God? It's me, Margaret
    PS3552.L843 A74 1981
    Blume, Judy
  • Cover art for the book Arming America : the origins of a national gun cultureArming America : the origins of a national gun culture
    HV8059 .B45 2000
    Bellesiles, Michael A.
  • Cover art for the book Beloved : a novelBeloved : a novel
    PS3563.O8749 B4 1987
    Morrison, Toni.
  • Cover art for the book Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak outBeyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
    HQ77.9.K85 2014
    Kuklin, Susan
  • Cover art for the book Black boy : a record of childhood and youthBlack boy : a record of childhood and youth
    PS3545.R815 Z9
    Wright, Richard
  • Cover art for the book Bless me, Ultima : a novelBless me, Ultima : a novel
    PS3551.N27 B55 1975
    Anaya, Rudolfo A.
  • Cover art for the book Cat's cradleCat's cradle
    PS3572.O5 C3 2006
    Vonnegut, Kurt.
  • Cover art for the book Catch-22Catch-22
    PS3558.E476 C3 2004
    Heller, Joseph
  • Cover art for the book For whom the bell tollsFor whom the bell tolls
    PS3515.E37 F7 1995
    Hemingway, Ernest
  • Cover art for the book Friday night lights : a town, a team, and a dreamFriday night lights : a town, a team, and a dream
    GV958.P47 B57 1991
    Bissinger, H. G
  • Cover art for the book GrendelGrendel
    PS3557.A712 G7 1971
    Gardner, John
  • Cover art for the book HabibiHabibi
    PN6727.T48 H33 2011
    Thompson, Craig
  • Cover art for the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of secretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of secrets
    PR6068.O93 H36 2000
    Rowling, J. K
  • Cover art for the book Historically Black colleges and universities : an encyclopediaHistorically Black colleges and universities : an encyclopedia
    LC2781 .B755 2011
    Brooks, F. Erik.
  • Cover art for the book In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequencesIn cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
    HV6534.K3 C3
    Capote, Truman
  • Cover art for the book Kaffir boy : the true story of a Black youth's coming of age in Apartheid South AfricaKaffir boy : the true story of a Black youth's coming of age in Apartheid South Africa
    DT779.95.M38 A34 1986
    Mathabane, Mark
  • Cover art for the book Lawn boy : a novelLawn boy : a novel
    PS3605.V57 L39 2018
    Evison, Jonathan
  • Cover art for the book Less than zeroLess than zero
    PS3555.L5937 L4 1998
    Ellis, Bret Easton
  • Cover art for the book Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies
    PR6013.O35 L6 2003
    Golding, William
  • Cover art for the book Naked lunchNaked lunch
    PS3552.U75 N3 2009
    Burroughs, William S.
  • Cover art for the book One flew over the cuckoo's nestOne flew over the cuckoo's nest
    PS3561.E667 O5 2002
    Kesey, Ken.
  • Cover art for the book PersepolisPersepolis
    PN6747.S245 P4713 2003
    Satrapi, Marjane
  • Cover art for the book Roll of thunder, hear my cryRoll of thunder, hear my cry
    PS3570.A945 R6 1978
    Taylor, Mildred D.
  • Cover art for the book Snow falling on cedarsSnow falling on cedars
    PS3557.U846 S65 1994
    Guterson, David.
  • Cover art for the book Song of SolomonSong of Solomon
    PS3563.O8749 S6
    Morrison, Toni.
  • Cover art for the book Sons and loversSons and lovers
    PR6023.A93 S6 1992b
    Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930. (David Herbert)
  • Cover art for the book Sophie's choiceSophie's choice
    PS3569.T9 S67
    Styron, William
  • Cover art for the book The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye
    PS3537.A426 C3 1951b
    Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010
  • The Holy Bible
    BS180 1911
  • Cover art for the book The OutsidersThe Outsiders
    PS3558.I548 O87 2003
    Hinton, S. E.
  • Cover art for the book The absolutely true diary of a part-time IndianThe absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
    PS3551.L35774 A63 2007
    Alexie, Sherman
  • Cover art for the book The adventures of Tom SawyerThe adventures of Tom Sawyer
    PS1306.A2 S76 2007
    Twain, Mark
  • Cover art for the book The annotated LolitaThe annotated Lolita
    PS3527.A15 L6 1991
    Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Cover art for the book The call of the wildThe call of the wild
    PS3523.O46 C3 1995
    London, Jack
  • Cover art for the book The color of EarthThe color of Earth
    PN6790.K63 K5513 2009
    Kim, Tong-hwa
  • Cover art for the book The color purpleThe color purple
    PS3573.A425 C6 1985
    Walker, Alice
  • Cover art for the book The fear of freedomThe fear of freedom
    HM1266 .F76 2001
    Fromm, Erich
  • Cover art for the book The foreign student : a novelThe foreign student : a novel
    PS3553.H584 F6 1998
    Choi, Susan
  • Cover art for the book The giverThe giver
    PS3562.O923 G58 2014
    Lowry, Lois
  • Cover art for the book The glass castle : a memoirThe glass castle : a memoir
    HV5132 .W35 2017
    Walls, Jeannette
  • Cover art for the book The grapes of wrathThe grapes of wrath
    PS3537.T3234 G8 2014
    Steinbeck, John
  • Cover art for the book The great GatsbyThe great Gatsby
    PS3511.I9 G7 2004
    Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896-1940
  • Cover art for the book The handmaid's taleThe handmaid's tale
    PR9199.3.A8 H3 1986
    Atwood, Margaret
  • Cover art for the book The house of the spiritsThe house of the spirits
    PQ8098.1.L54 C313 1985
    Allende, Isabel.
  • Cover art for the book The kite runnerThe kite runner
    PS3608.O525 K58 2003
    Hosseini, Khaled.
  • Cover art for the book The lovely bones : a novelThe lovely bones : a novel
    PS3619.E26 L68 2002
    Sebold, Alice.
  • Cover art for the book The naked and the dead.The naked and the dead.
    PS3525.A4152 N3 1968
    Mailer, Norman
  • Cover art for the book The rules of attractionThe rules of attraction
    PS3555.L5937 R8 1998
    Ellis, Bret Easton.
  • Cover art for the book The satanic versesThe satanic verses
    PR6068.U757 S27 1988
    Rushdie, Salman
  • Cover art for the book The sun also risesThe sun also rises
    PS3515.E37 S8 1990
    Hemingway, Ernest
  • Cover art for the book The things they carried : a work of fictionThe things they carried : a work of fiction
    PS3565.B75 T48 1998b
    O'Brien, Tim
  • Cover art for the book Their eyes were watching GodTheir eyes were watching God
    PS3515.U789 T639 1991
    Hurston, Zora Neale.
  • Cover art for the book Tiger eyes : a novelTiger eyes : a novel
    PS3552.L843 T5 1981
    Blume, Judy

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