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/

Title Author Cover
Water for elephants : a novel Sara Gruen Water for elephants : a novel cover image
Wide awake David Levithan Wide awake cover image
Empress of the world Sara Ryan Empress of the world cover image
Breathless Jennifer Niven Breathless cover image
Sloppy firsts : a Jessica Darling novel Megan McCafferty Sloppy firsts : a Jessica Darling novel cover image
The black flamingo Dean Atta The black flamingo 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
Felix ever after Kacen Callender Felix ever after cover image
A is for activist Innosanto Nagara A is for activist 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
The Trickster Laurie Halse Anderson The Trickster 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
Fun home : una familia tragicómica Alison Bechdel Fun home : una familia tragicómica cover image
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
Little legends : exceptional men in black history Vashti Harrison Little legends : exceptional men in black history cover image
I'll give you the sun Jandy Nelson I'll give you the sun 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
The red scrolls of magic Cassandra Clare The red scrolls of magic 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
The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali Sabina Khan The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali cover image
The bluest eye Toni Morrison The bluest eye cover image
The kite runner Khaled Hosseini The kite runner cover image
Forever Judy Blume Forever cover image
Chains Laurie Halse Anderson Chains 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 am not your perfect Mexican daughter Erika L Sánchez I am not your perfect Mexican daughter cover image
This book is anti-racist Tiffany Jewell This book is anti-racist cover image
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out Susan Kuklin Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out cover image
Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress Christine Baldacchino Morris Micklewhite and the tangerine dress cover image
Jack of hearts (and other parts) Lev AC Rosen Jack of hearts (and other parts) cover image
Stamped (for kids) : racism, antiracism, and you Sonja Cherry-Paul Stamped (for kids) : racism, antiracism, and you cover image
Sex : an uncensored introduction Nikol Hasler Sex : an uncensored introduction cover image
GLBTQ : the survival guide for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens Kelly Madrone GLBTQ : the survival guide for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens 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
This book is gay Juno Dawson This book is gay cover image
Clap when you land Elizabeth Acevedo Clap when you land cover image
Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass Meg Medina Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass cover image
Little leaders : bold women in black history Vashti Harrison Little leaders : bold women in black history cover image
Monday's not coming : a novel Tiffany D Jackson Monday's not coming : a novel cover image
My mixed-up berry blue summer Jennifer Gennari My mixed-up berry blue summer cover image
Embrace Jessica Shirvington Embrace cover image
The Sin-eater's confession Ilsa J Bick The Sin-eater's confession cover image
I am Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges I am Ruby Bridges cover image
Out of darkness Ashley Hope Pérez Out of darkness 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
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
Follow your arrow Jessica Verdi Follow your arrow cover image
Fry bread : a Native American family story Kevin Noble Maillard Fry bread : a Native American family story cover image
Fml Shaun David Hutchinson Fml cover image
An indigenous peoples' history of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An indigenous peoples' history of the United States cover image
A raisin in the sun Lorraine Hansberry A raisin in the sun cover image
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson Speak cover image
Our own private universe Robin Talley Our own private universe cover image
The poet X : a novel Elizabeth Acevedo The poet X : a novel cover image
Caste : the origins of our discontents Isabel Wilkerson Caste : the origins of our discontents cover image
Panic Sharon M Draper Panic cover image
Citizen : an American lyric Claudia Rankine Citizen : an American lyric cover image
If you could be mine Sara Farizan If you could be mine cover image
Ace of spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Ace of spades cover image
The baby tree Sophie Blackall The baby tree 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
I think I love you Auriane Desombre I think I love you cover image
We are the ants Shaun David Hutchinson We are the ants cover image
It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living It gets better : coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living cover image
Gender queer : a memoir Maia Kobabe Gender queer : a memoir cover image
New kid Jerry Craft New kid cover image
Blended Sharon M Draper Blended cover image
LGBTQ : the survival guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens Kelly Madrone LGBTQ : the survival guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens cover image
Acting out Laurie Halse Anderson Acting out cover image
Beyond the gender binary Alok Vaid-Menon Beyond the gender binary cover image
The cider house rules : a novel John Irving The cider house rules : a novel cover image
When the moon was ours Anna-Marie McLemore When the moon was ours 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
Between the world and me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the world and me cover image