#1 A Day No Pigs Would Die

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This coming of age story by Robert Newton Peck is one of the most challenged books of all time. People just can't seem to get past the graphic description of animal butchery.

#2 American Psycho

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After writing a novel about a self-proclaimed serial killer, Bret Easton Ellis received numerous death threats and a massive amount of hate mail. In some countries, American Psycho cannot be purchased by anyone who is under 18.

#3 And Tango Makes Three

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Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson's picture book about two penguins enraged enough homophobes to be named the most challenged book of 2006.

#4 Annie on My Mind

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A Kansas School Board was so keen to get this novel, which depicts a lesbian relationship between two teenagers, off of school shelves that they willingly violated the First Amendment of the United States and went head to head with a judge.

#5 Bridge to Terabithia

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Author Katherine Patterson is the daughter of missionaries and the wife of a minister, but that hasn't stopped people from saying that her book, Bridge to Terabithia promotes Satanism through references to magic.

#6 Candide

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U.S. Customs officials used to seize Voltaire's critically hailed satire. Apparently, not everyone was a fan of his merciless take on religion, philosophy and government.

#7 Fallen Angels

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Walter Dean Myers' novel about a group of young American soldiers in the Vietnam War has incensed so many people that it appears on the American Library's Association's list of the most frequently challenged books.

#8 Fanny Hill

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The U.S Supreme Court did not clear 1749's Fanny Hill (also known as Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure) from obscenity charges until 1966. People complained about the book's blunt sexual descriptions and the way it parodied contemporary literature.

#9 Forever

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Judy Blume was one of the first authors to write candidly about a sexually active teenage girl and has been the subject of criticism ever since. Her book, Forever, is a constant target of sexual abstinence and religious groups who don't think teenagers should be reading about a girl who goes on 'the pill.'

#10 Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley's classic book about a man obsessed with creating new life was banned in several countries for being indecent, objectionable and obscene.

#11 Harry Potter (The Entire Series)

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Anti-witchcraft proponents everywhere hated the Harry Potter series with a passion. Their chief complaints involved Harry's use of magic as well as his nasty habit of standing up to authority figures.

#12 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Maya Angelou's autobiography is one of the most challenged books of all time. Controversial issues include profanity, drug abuse and a brutal rape scene.

#13 Lady Chatterley's Lover

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D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel was the subject of numerous obscenity trials in the UK, the U.S. and other countries up into the 1960s. Objections were raised about the book's explicit sex scenes and use of taboo four-letter words.

#14 Lord of the Flies

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William Golding's bestselling novel, Lord of Flies, is considered to be one of the best English-language novels of the 1900s. Nevertheless, the book's stance on subjects of human nature has made it the frequent target of censors.

#15 Of Mice and Men

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John Steinbeck's 1937 novella, Of Mice and Men, is one of the most challenged books of all time. People who criticize the book typically cite offensive and vulgar language.

#16 Silas Marner

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George Eliot's novel about a reclusive old man redeemed by the orphan girl he raises was controversial when it was first released and is still banned as far as some school districts are concerned.

#17 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Mark Twain's classic tale about the journey of Huck and his friend Jim is one of the most challenged books of all time.

#18 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Although this book isn't nearly as controversial as Twain's other novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer has been barred frequently from schools and libraries alike.

#19 The Arabian Nights

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There are various versions of The Arabian Nights stories and most have been banned at one point or another. To this day a law still exists to prevent the mailing of this book in the U.S.; however, the law is no longer enforced.

#20 The Catcher in the Rye

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People have been banning J.D. Salinger's novel since its publication in 1951. The censorship stems from the book's profanity and anti-Christian sentiments.

#21 The Chocolate War

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People have been objecting and banning this book since its publication in 1974. Chief complaints involve the 200+ swear words that appear in the story and the scenes that depict violence and masturbation.

#22 The Color Purple

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Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been challenged and banned all over the world for graphic violence and sexuality.

#23 The Giver

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Also known by its nickname, 'the suicide book,' Lois Lowry's 1993 novel is the most commonly banned book in middle school libraries.

#24 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

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Daniel Defoe's 1722 novel of an irrepressible woman with a desperate life was banned for being lewd and indecent. What's ironic about this is that Defoe left out the dirtiest of details to make sure he would stay out of jail once Moll Flanders was published.

#25 Ulysses

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Ulysses has been called the best novel of the 20th century. It has also been called the most obscene, vulgar and blasphemous book to be banned in the U.S.