Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture, edited by Roxane Gay ![]() Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe, Preston Norton My Rainbow, Trinity and DeShanna Neal, and Art Twink My Princess Boy, Cheryl Kilodavis and Suzanne DeSimone Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, Christine Baldacchino and Isabelle Malenfant Melissa (previously published as George), Alex Gino Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Jesse Andrews Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? Louis Sachar Letter From Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. ![]() Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel), Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, Robie H. It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity, Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, Erika L. I Am Jazz, Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, and Shelagh McNicholas Hear These Voices: Youth at the Edge of the Millennium, Anthony Allison Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer & Questioning Teens, Kelly Huegel Armentroutįun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel Stassenĭoing It! Let’s Talk About Sex, Hannah WittonĮxtremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foerįly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything, E. and Vanessa Ford, and Kayla Harrenĭarius the Great Deserves Better, Adib Khorramĭeogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, J.P. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevskyīeing Jazz: My Life As a (Transgender) Teen, Jazz Jenningsīeyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out, Susan Kuklinīig Bob, Little Bob, James Howe and Laura Ellen Andersonīlack Brother, Black Brother, Jewell Parker Rhodesīlack Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard, Echo Brownīorn Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope, Jodie Patterson and Charnelle Pinkney BarlowĬall Me Max, Kyle Lukoff and Luciano LozanoĬalvin, J.R. JohnsonĪll the Things We Do in the Dark, Saundra MitchellĪnd Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry ColeĪngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, Louise RennisonĪntiracist Baby, Ibram X. KellerĪll Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, George M. MaasĪ Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, Jill Twiss and E.G. ![]() You can also purchase nearly every title here, through and Better World Books.Ī Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, Tanya Lee StoneĪ Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. You can see the full list of banned titles below, or click on your state to see which books are banned. Whichever artistic tradition is targeted, students-and our future culture-suffer. Some states have chosen to ban any written materials relating to visual art-Missouri’s list includes guides to Impressionist and modern painters as well as Babylonian and African art. Fences, a classic of African-American theater, is on this list, as are Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail and children’s picture books about Black joy. Some of these titles have since been reinstated others have disappeared from shelves altogether.Īs many people have noted, the past school year has seen an uptick in banning works by and about Black people and queer people specifically. Reproduced here, the PEN list covers books that were banned or challenged during the first half of the 2022 school year-the most recent data available. Among the most extensive coverage is that of PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to “uniting writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.” Many organizations track book bans across the country.
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