Banned Books at LPL

Updated October 9, 2025
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The handmaid's tale
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian I believe in the resistance as I...
The diary of a young girl : the definitive edition
Frank, Anne
Paper Book
In 1942, Anne Frank and her family fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years, Anne describes in her diary her frustrations at being confined, hungry, bored and the threat of discovery. Her diary ends when they are discovered in 1944.
Catcher in the rye
Salinger, J. D.
Paper Book
The great Gatsby
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
CD
After the Great War, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, pursues wealth, riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination. He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to entice her. When Gatsby finally doesreunite with Daisy Buchanan, tragic...
The hate u give
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018. Winner of the 2018 Silver Inky Award #1 New York Times bestseller A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year "Stunning."-John Green "A masterpiece."-The Huffington Post "An essential read for everyone."-Teen Vogue "Outstanding." -The Guardian Sixteen...
The outsiders
Hinton, S. E.
Paper Book
The Socs's idea of having a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy.Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far.A ground-breaking, timeless story from a brilliant writer.

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