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50 Books Texas Parents Want Banned From School Libraries

This is a list compiled by NBC News of 50 books that Texas parents tried to ban from their schools in 2021. Draw your own conclusions from how many of the books included are about homosexuality, females, and Blacks.
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Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
1
Raina Telgemeier
When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball (Mark Weakland)
When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball
2
Mark Weakland
Lawn Boy (Jonathan Evison)
Lawn Boy
3
Jonathan Evison
Better Nate Than Ever (Tim Federle)
Better Nate Than Ever
4
Tim Federle
Five, Six, Seven, Nate! (Tim Federle)
Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
5
Tim Federle
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
6
Toni Morrison
Out of Darkness (Ashley Hope Perez)
Out of Darkness
7
Ashley Hope Perez
Ghost Boys (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Ghost Boys
8
Jewell Parker Rhodes
L8r G8r (Lauren Myracle)
L8r G8r
9
Lauren Myracle
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
10
Jesse Andrews
White Bird (R.J. Palacio)
White Bird
11
R.J. Palacio
Ground Zero (Alan Gratz)
Ground Zero
12
Alan Gratz
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
13
Alison Bechdel
Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts) (Lev A. C. Rosen)
Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)
14
Lev A. C. Rosen
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
15
David Benioff
Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe)
Gender Queer
16
Maia Kobabe
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki)
This One Summer
17
Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson)
We Are the Ants
18
Shaun David Hutchinson
The Breakaways (Cathy G. Johnson)
The Breakaways
19
Cathy G. Johnson
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
20
George M. Johnson
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
21
Stephen Chbosky
Michelle Obama: Political Icon (Heather E. Schwartz)
Michelle Obama: Political Icon
22
Heather E. Schwartz
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You (Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
23
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi
New Kid (Jerry Craft)
New Kid
24
Jerry Craft
Class Act (Jerry Craft)
Class Act
25
Jerry Craft
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
26
Jesmyn Ward
Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice (Mahogany L Browne)
Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice
27
Mahogany L Browne
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Anastasia Higginbotham)
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness
28
Anastasia Higginbotham
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
29
Ibram X. Kendi
A Good Kind of Trouble (Lisa Moore Ramée)
A Good Kind of Trouble
30
Lisa Moore Ramée
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (Wade Hudson)
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
31
Wade Hudson
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Louise Rennison)
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
32
Louise Rennison
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
33
Khaled Hosseini
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It's Perfectly Normal
34
Robie Harris
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
35
Susan Kuklin
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany D.Jackson)
Monday's Not Coming
36
Tiffany D.Jackson
More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)
More Happy Than Not
37
Adam Silvera
George (Alex Gino)
George
38
Alex Gino
What Girls Are Made of (Elana K. Arnold)
What Girls Are Made Of
39
Elana K. Arnold
I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings)
I Am Jazz
40
Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings
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