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1 | PEN AMERICA'S INDEX OF SCHOOL BOOK BANS | |||||||||||
2 | PEN America's Index of School Book Bans lists instances occurring from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, where students' access to books in school libraries and classrooms in the United States was restricted or diminished, for either limited or indefinite periods of time. Some of these bans have since been rescinded and some remain in place. PEN America's definition of school book bans and detailed Methodology can be found in the tab below and here. | |||||||||||
3 | Title | Author | Secondary Author(s) | Illustrator(s) | Translator(s) | Series Name | State | District | Date of Challenge/Removal | Ban Status | Origin of Challenge | |
4 | Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out | Kuklin, Susan | Arkansas | Conway Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Unclear | |||||
5 | Felix Ever After | Callender, Kacen | Arkansas | Conway Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Unclear | |||||
6 | This Book Is Gay | Dawson, Juno | California | William S. Hart Union High School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Unclear | |||||
7 | Flamer | Curato, Mike | Colorado | Cherry Creek School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Unclear | |||||
8 | Gender Queer: A Memoir | Kobabe, Maia | Colorado | Cherry Creek School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Unclear | |||||
9 | Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel) | Moen, Erika | Nolan, Matthew | Colorado | Cherry Creek School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Unclear | ||||
10 | A Court of Mist and Fury | Maas, Sarah J. | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
11 | Crank | Hopkins, Ellen | Crank | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
12 | Empire of Storms | Maas, Sarah J. | Throne of Glass | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
13 | House of Earth and Blood | Maas, Sarah J. | Crescent City | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
14 | I Never | Hopper, Laura | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
15 | Monday's Not Coming | Jackson, Tiffany D. | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
16 | Sold | McCormick, Patricia | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
17 | Tilt | Hopkins, Ellen | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
18 | Tricks | Hopkins, Ellen | Tricks | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
19 | Water for Elephants | Gruen, Sara | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
20 | What Girls Are Made Of | Arnold, Elana K. | Florida | Brevard Schools | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
21 | A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo | Twiss, Jill | Keller, E.G. | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Informal Challenge | ||||
22 | Different Kinds of Fruit | Lukoff, Kyle | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Informal Challenge | |||||
23 | It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity | Thorn, Theresa | Grigni, Noah | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Informal Challenge | ||||
24 | It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health | Harris, Robie H. | Emberley, Michael | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Informal Challenge | ||||
25 | Killing Mr. Griffin | Duncan, Lois | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Informal Challenge | |||||
26 | Lawn Boy | Evison, Jonathan | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Informal Challenge | |||||
27 | Melissa (George) | Gino, Alex | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Informal Challenge | |||||
28 | Sold | McCormick, Patricia | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Informal Challenge | |||||
29 | The Bluest Eye | Morrison, Toni | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Informal Challenge | |||||
30 | The Kite Runner | Hosseini, Khaled | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Informal Challenge | |||||
31 | This Day in June | Pitman, Gayle E. | Litten, Kristyna | Florida | Broward County Public Schools | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Informal Challenge | ||||
32 | All the Bright Places | Niven, Jennifer | Florida | Clay County School District | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
33 | Allegedly | Jackson, Tiffany D. | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
34 | Alt Ed | Atkins, Catherine | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
35 | Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging | Rennison, Louise | Confessions of Georgia Nicolson | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
36 | Antiracist Baby | Kendi, Ibram X. | Lukashevsky, Ashley | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
37 | Ask the Passengers | King, A. S. | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
38 | Boy Toy | Lyga, Barry | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
39 | Breathless | Niven, Jennifer | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
40 | Clockwork Princess | Clare, Cassandra | The Infernal Devices | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | ||||
41 | Crank | Hopkins, Ellen | Crank | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
42 | Dear Martin | Stone, Nic | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | |||||
43 | Embrace | Shirvington, Jessica | The Violet Eden Chapters | Florida | Clay County School District | October 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
44 | Fable | Young, Adrienne | Fable | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
45 | Fade | McMann, Lisa | Wake | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
46 | Fallout | Hopkins, Ellen | Crank | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
47 | Fangirl | Rowell, Rainbow | Fangirl | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
48 | Flamer | Curato, Mike | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | |||||
49 | Foul is Fair | Capin, Hannah | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
50 | Gabi, a Girl in Pieces | Quintero, Isabel | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
51 | Grown | Jackson, Tiffany D. | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
52 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
53 | Homegoing | Gyasi, Yaa | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
54 | I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter | Sánchez, Erika L. | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
55 | Is He a Girl? | Sachar, Louis | Marvin Redpost | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
56 | Julián Is a Mermaid | Love, Jessica | Julián | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
57 | Juliet Takes a Breath | Rivera, Gabby | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
58 | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me | Tamaki, Mariko | Valero-O'Connell, Rosemary | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
59 | Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel) | Moen, Erika | Nolan, Matthew | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
60 | Light It Up | Magoon, Kekla | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
61 | Looking for Alaska | Green, John | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
62 | Love Lies Beneath | Hopkins, Ellen | Love Lies Beneath | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
63 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Andrews, Jesse | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
64 | Monday's Not Coming | Jackson, Tiffany D. | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
65 | Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe | Norton, Preston | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
66 | Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture | Gay, Roxane | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
67 | Novels for Students, Vol. 9: Presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels | Stanley, Deborah A. | Milne, Ira Mark | Novels for Students | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||
68 | Ramona Blue | Murphy, Julie | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
69 | Ready or Not | Cabot, Meg | All-American Girl | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
70 | Rumble | Hopkins, Ellen | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
71 | Scars | Rainfield, Cheryl | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
72 | Shine | Myracle, Lauren | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
73 | Someday | Levithan, David | Every Day | Florida | Clay County School District | November 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
74 | Stained | Jacobson, Jennifer Richard | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
75 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Stein, Garth | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
76 | The Black Flamingo | Atta, Dean | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | |||||
77 | The Carnival at Bray | Foley, Jessie Ann | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
78 | The Fire Next Time | Baldwin, James | Florida | Clay County School District | October 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
79 | The Haters | Andrews, Jesse | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
80 | The Midnight Lie | Rutkoski, Marie | Forgotten Gods | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | ||||
81 | The Prince and the Dressmaker | Wang, Jen | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
82 | The Upside of Unrequited | Albertalli, Becky | Simonverse | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | ||||
83 | The You I've Never Known | Hopkins, Ellen | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
84 | Thirteen Reasons Why | Asher, Jay | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | |||||
85 | Tower of Dawn | Maas, Sarah J. | Throne of Glass | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
86 | Triangles | Hopkins, Ellen | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
87 | ttyl | Myracle, Lauren | Internet Girls | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
88 | Twisted | Anderson, Laurie Halse | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
89 | Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy | Acho, Emmanuel | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries | Formal Challenge | |||||
90 | Wayward Son | Rowell, Rainbow | Simon Snow | Florida | Clay County School District | July 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
91 | We Are Not Your Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide | Anderson, Carol | Bolden, Tonya | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
92 | We Are the Ants | Hutchinson, Shaun David | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
93 | Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice | Browne, Mahogany L. | Acevedo, Elizabeth; Gatwood, Olivia | Taylor III, Theodore | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||
94 | Yolk | Choi, Mary H.K. | Florida | Clay County School District | September 2022 | Banned in Libraries and Classrooms | Formal Challenge | |||||
95 | A Court of Frost and Starlight | Maas, Sarah J. | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
96 | A Court of Mist and Fury | Maas, Sarah J. | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
97 | A Court of Wings and Ruin | Maas, Sarah J. | A Court of Thorns and Roses | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | ||||
98 | Ace of Spades | Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
99 | All Boys Aren't Blue | Johnson, George M. | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | August 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge | |||||
100 | All the Things We Do in the Dark | Mitchell, Saundra | Florida | Escambia County Public Schools | September 2022 | Banned Pending Investigation | Formal Challenge |