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Banned & Challenged Books

Captain Underpants (series)

Dav Pilkey | 1997

Challenge reasons: Crude language and imagery, violence,

According to the ALA, this was the most challenged book in 2013 and 2012. It also appears on their top 10 lists for 2002, 2004, and 2005.