For this year’s Banned Book Week, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the best books some people don’t want you to read. For a comprehensive list of the banned books — from classics to the top 10 most challenged titles — check out the American Library Association website.

1. The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum: There is no story I love more than this classic. I love every iteration from the original book to the 1939 MGM movie to the retelling in Gregory MacGuire’s Wicked series to the fanciful musicals both texts have inspired. From a literary standpoint, Oz was quite unique in its day. No other book at that time had a girl as a central character — one with her own agency and that the story revolved around completely — like Baum’s book. Yes, Alice in Wonderland has a girl in…