Books Under Threat

Reports of book banning are at historic high levels. Books about LGBTQ people, people of color, and racism are being especially targeted for censorship.

Empower readers and libraries at https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/

Banned Book Week is September 18-24, learn more at https://bannedbooksweek.org/

Title Author Cover
Sex is a funny word : a book about bodies, feelings, and YOU Cory Silverberg Sex is a funny word : a book about bodies, feelings, and YOU cover image
Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity Andrew Solomon Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity cover image
This one summer Mariko Tamaki This one summer cover image
If you could be mine Sara Farizan If you could be mine cover image
Who was Harriet Tubman? Yona Zeldis McDonough Who was Harriet Tubman? cover image
Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress Christine Baldacchino Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress cover image
I am not your perfect Mexican daughter Erika L Sánchez I am not your perfect Mexican daughter cover image
Wide awake David Levithan Wide awake cover image
The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness Michelle Alexander The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness cover image
The kite runner Khaled Hosseini The kite runner cover image
Little legends : exceptional men in black history Vashti Harrison Little legends : exceptional men in black history cover image
The Trickster Laurie Halse Anderson The Trickster cover image
Graceling Kristin Cashore Graceling cover image
Our own private universe Robin Talley Our own private universe cover image
Clap when you land Elizabeth Acevedo Clap when you land cover image
An indigenous peoples' history of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An indigenous peoples' history of the United States cover image
An African American and Latinx history of the United States Paul Ortiz An African American and Latinx history of the United States cover image
Monday's not coming : a novel Tiffany D Jackson Monday's not coming : a novel cover image
Sex : a book for teens : an uncensored guide to your body, sex, and safety Nikol Hasler Sex : a book for teens : an uncensored guide to your body, sex, and safety cover image
Sex : an uncensored introduction Nikol Hasler Sex : an uncensored introduction cover image
Water for elephants : a novel Sara Gruen Water for elephants : a novel cover image
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe cover image
A is for activist Innosanto Nagara A is for activist cover image
What girls are made of Elana K Arnold What girls are made of cover image
Pride : celebrating diversity & community Robin Stevenson Pride : celebrating diversity & community cover image
Blended Sharon M Draper Blended cover image
Panic Sharon M Draper Panic cover image
Stamped (for kids) : racism, antiracism, and you Sonja Cherry-Paul Stamped (for kids) : racism, antiracism, and you cover image
Vampire Academy Richelle Mead Vampire Academy cover image
Fry bread : a Native American family story Kevin Noble Maillard Fry bread : a Native American family story cover image
In the dream house : a memoir Carmen Maria Machado In the dream house : a memoir cover image
Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green Will Grayson, Will Grayson cover image
Citizen : an American lyric Claudia Rankine Citizen : an American lyric cover image
Embrace Jessica Shirvington Embrace cover image
Follow your arrow Jessica Verdi Follow your arrow cover image
Fml Shaun David Hutchinson Fml cover image
Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019 Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019 cover image
The cider house rules : a novel John Irving The cider house rules : a novel cover image
When they call you a terrorist : a black lives matter memoir Patrisse Cullors When they call you a terrorist : a black lives matter memoir cover image
All we can do is wait Richard Lawson All we can do is wait cover image
Acting out Laurie Halse Anderson Acting out cover image
The miseducation of Cameron Post Emily M Danforth The miseducation of Cameron Post cover image
Caste : the origins of our discontents Isabel Wilkerson Caste : the origins of our discontents cover image
They both die at the end Adam Silvera They both die at the end cover image
Let's talk about love Claire Kann Let's talk about love cover image
Sloppy firsts : a Jessica Darling novel Megan McCafferty Sloppy firsts : a Jessica Darling novel cover image
They called themselves the K.K.K. : the birth of an American terrorist group Susan Campbell Bartoletti They called themselves the K.K.K. : the birth of an American terrorist group cover image
Who is Derek Jeter? Gail Herman Who is Derek Jeter? cover image
Forever Judy Blume Forever cover image
Sissy : a coming-of-gender story Jacob Tobia Sissy : a coming-of-gender story cover image
Thinking out loud : on the personal, the political, the public, and the private Anna Quindlen Thinking out loud : on the personal, the political, the public, and the private cover image
We are the ants Shaun David Hutchinson We are the ants cover image
My mixed-up berry blue summer Jennifer Gennari My mixed-up berry blue summer cover image
Between the world and me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the world and me cover image
The bluest eye Toni Morrison The bluest eye cover image
All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto George M Johnson All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto cover image
Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass Meg Medina Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass cover image
I am Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges I am Ruby Bridges cover image
The underground girls of Kabul : in search of a hidden resistance in Afghanistan Jenny Nordberg The underground girls of Kabul : in search of a hidden resistance in Afghanistan cover image
Beyond the gender binary Alok Vaid-Menon Beyond the gender binary cover image
The baby tree Sophie Blackall The baby tree cover image
The glass castle : a memoir Jeannette Walls The glass castle : a memoir cover image
Extremely loud & incredibly close Jonathan Safran Foer Extremely loud & incredibly close cover image
LAWN BOY. Jonathan Evison LAWN BOY. cover image
Out of darkness Ashley Hope Pérez Out of darkness cover image
Ace of spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Ace of spades cover image
It feels good to be yourself : a book about gender identity Theresa Thorn It feels good to be yourself : a book about gender identity cover image
I'll give you the sun Jandy Nelson I'll give you the sun cover image
So you want to talk about race Ijeoma Oluo So you want to talk about race cover image
The new queer conscience Adam Eli The new queer conscience cover image
Some assembly required : the not-so-secret life of a transgender teen Arin Andrews Some assembly required : the not-so-secret life of a transgender teen cover image
Cemetery boys Aiden Thomas Cemetery boys cover image
I think I love you Auriane Desombre I think I love you cover image
The handmaid's tale Margaret Atwood The handmaid's tale cover image
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian Sherman Alexie The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian cover image