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19 Banned Books that Changed our Lives

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There are certain books that were censored and banned from schools, libraries and towns. However these book have changed many people’s lives. Βuzzfeed asked its readers to share their own experience.

1)The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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2)Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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3)The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

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4)The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

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5)The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

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6)The Giver by Lois Lowry

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7)Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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8)Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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9)The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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10)A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

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11)I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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12)Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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13)Looking for Alaska by John Green

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14)Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

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15)The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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16)Beloved by Toni Morrison

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17)Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters

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18)The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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19)Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

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