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Banned & Challenged Books

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie | 2007

Challenge reasons: Alcohol, bullying, violence, sexual references, crude language, racial slurs, sexual content, anti-Christian themes

According to the ALA, this book was the most challenged book in 2014. It also appears on their top 10 lists from 2010 to 2013.