Banned Books
Since 2021, several titles have been banned year after year across public school districts. These titles largely include depictions of sex, or feature LBGTQ+ people and characters, or people and characters of color. The titles are commonly included on lists circulated online by individuals and groups calling for greater restrictions and censorship of books in schools.
During the 2023-2024 school year, 19 titles were banned in 50 or more school districts nationwide. The most commonly banned title was Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Sold by Patricia McCormick
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Crank by Ellen Hopkins
- Identical by Ellen Hopkins
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
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