7 Famous Books Banned in the US You Won’t Believe #7!

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To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

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The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

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1984 – George Orwell

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The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

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The Color Purple – Alice Walker

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Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury

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