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Banned Books Reading List: Stand for the Right to Read Freely

"Public libraries have always been at the forefront of the fight against censorship, leading to the creation in 1982 of Banned Books Week, a time to highlight titles that were targeted for removal from schools and libraries. However, book banning is not new—it's one of the oldest recorded forms of censorship. Despite the legacy of censorship threatening books and authors, in 2022, there has been a particularly aggressive wave of bans and challenges across America. The American Library Association, which pioneered Banned Books Week, has reported a record amount of books banned in recent years—many of which center people of color and LGBTQ+ voices." - NYPL Staff
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Worm Loves Worm (J.J. Austrian, Marc Curato)
Worm Loves Worm
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J.J. Austrian, Marc Curato
Something Happened in Our Town (Celano, Collins, Hazzard)
Something Happened in Our Town
2
Celano, Collins, Hazzard
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart (Zetta Elliott)
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
3
Zetta Elliott
Red: A Crayon's Story (Michael Hall)
Red: A Crayon's Story
4
Michael Hall
Not My Idea (Anastasia Higginbotham)
Not My Idea
5
Anastasia Higginbotham
When Aidan Became a Brother (Kyle Lukoff)
When Aidan Became a Brother
6
Kyle Lukoff
Sulwe (Lupita Nyong'o)
Sulwe
7
Lupita Nyong'o
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
8
Maurice Sendak
Mommy's Khimar (Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow)
Mommy's Khimar
9
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Duncan Tonatiuh)
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
10
Duncan Tonatiuh
Hurricane Child (Kacen Callender)
Hurricane Child
11
Kacen Callender
New Kid (Jerry Craft)
New Kid
12
Jerry Craft
Snapdragon (Kat Leyh)
Snapdragon
13
Kat Leyh
Alvin Ho : Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Lenore Look)
Alvin Ho : Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
14
Lenore Look
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
15
Lois Lowry
Ghost Boys (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Ghost Boys
16
Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Moon Within (Aida Salazar)
The Moon Within
17
Aida Salazar
The Deep & Dark Blue (Niki Smith)
The Deep & Dark Blue
18
Niki Smith
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
19
Raina Telgemeier
Front Desk (Kelly Yang)
Front Desk
20
Kelly Yang
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
21
Elizabeth Acevedo
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
22
Julia Alvarez
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
23
Laurie Halse Anderson
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
24
Mike Curato
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
25
George M. Johnson
Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe)
Gender Queer
26
Maia Kobabe
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
27
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki)
This One Summer
28
Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
They Called Us Enemy (George Takei)
They Called Us Enemy
29
George Takei
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
30
Angie Thomas
The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel Adaptation (Margreet Atwood)
The Handmaids Tale Graphic Novel Adaptation
31
Margreet Atwood
Fun Home (Allison Bechdel)
Fun Home
32
Allison Bechdel
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
33
Barbara Ehrenreich
The 1619 Project (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project
34
Nikole Hannah-Jones
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
35
Khaled Hosseini
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
36
Kiese Laymon
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
37
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
38
Toni Morrison
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
39
Kurt Vonnegut
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
40
Alice Walker
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