Suggested Banned Books
Suggested Banned Books
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*Many of these books can be read in both middle/high school. They are separated (mid/high) by reading level, not the content they contain.*
Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
LGBTQIA+ Content
https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Justin-Richardson/27409275
Lupita Nyong’o & Vashi Harrison
Diversity/representation
(mass banned in Florida/PA with other books, no reason given)
Dav Pilkey
Violent imagery, “encouraging disruptive behavior”
https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/corporate-customer-service https://www.instagram.com/dav_pilkey/?hl=en
Rob Sanders & Steve Salerno
robsanderswrites@gmail.com
Duncan Tonatiuh
“Makes students feel bad for being white”
Duncan.info4ugmail.com
Patricia Polacco
LGBTQIA+ Content
patriciapolacco@icloud.com
Shane W Evans
Diversity/Representation
Dreamstudio777@icloud.com
George Orwell
“Communist Propaganda “
Author deceased
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Jonathan Evison
Sexually explicit, profanity
William Golding
Language, violence
Author deceased
Jerry Craft
John Green
Profanity, sexually explicit
Ellen Hopkins
Sexually explicit, homosexuality
Toni Morrison
Sexually explicit, offensive language
author deceased
Juno Dawson
LGBTQ, sexually explicit
Rupi Kaur
Sexually explicit
Margaret Atwood
Profanity, sexual references
Stephen Chbosky
LGBTQ, profanity, sexual references
Ellen Hopkins
Sexually explicit, offensive language, drugs
Alice Walker
Sapphire
Ray Bradbury
George Orwell