1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Where? Ireland, and Some School Libraries in the Us. the Version of Huxley’s Non-Fiction Brave New World Revisited, Which Acts as a Companion to the Original, That Is Published in Mainland China Lacks All Mentions of China.

2. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (And Its Two Sequels)

Where? Some School Libraries in the Us.

4. the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Where? Lebanon; Iran; the Indian State of Nagaland. the Film Based on This Book Was Banned in Pakistan, Several States in India, and Manila, the Capital City of the Philippines.

5. the Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Where? Franco’s Spain; Nazi Germany.

6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Where? Various Schools in the Us.

7. the Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Where? Yugoslavia, Nazi Germany, East Germany and South Korea.

8. and Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

Where? This Was Challenged or Censored in Singapore, Public Libraries in Hong Kong, and Schools in the Us.

8 Books That Have Been Banned or Challenged Around the World, from Gay Penguins to a Peaceful Bull - Yp

By Robert Thorne

• Oct 8, 2026 • 9 min read

8 Books That Have Been Banned or Challenged Around the World, from Gay Penguins to a Peaceful Bull - Yp

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

You Might Have Seen It in the News Recently – a School District in the Us State of Tennessee Recently Banned a Graphic Novel Called Maus.

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Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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