Banned Books for Kids & YA Challenge

A collection of banned books for kids and young adults in celebration of the freedom to read.

15 BooksReading Challenge
Books in This Challenge
Out of Darkness

Ashley Hope Pérez

Cover image for Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez 9780823445035
The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Cover image for The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 9780062662811
Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

Cover image for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 9780374371524
Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner (Anniversary)

Maurice Sendak,Maurice Sendak

Cover image for Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner (Anniversary) by Maurice Sendak,Maurice Sendak 9780060254926
Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

Cover image for Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 9780525555254
The Giver

Lois Lowry

Cover image for The Giver by Lois Lowry 9780544336261
Looking for Alaska

John Green

Cover image for Looking for Alaska by John Green 9780142402511
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

Isabel Quintero

Cover image for Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero 9781935955955
This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki,Mariko Tamaki

Cover image for This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki,Mariko Tamaki 9781626720947
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner

Jerry Craft,Jerry Craft

Cover image for New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner by Jerry Craft,Jerry Craft 9780062691194
Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

Cover image for Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe 9781549304002
I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

Cover image for I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 9780142425763
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner

Angie Thomas,Amandla Stenberg

Cover image for The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner by Angie Thomas,Amandla Stenberg 9780062498540
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)

Sherman Alexie

Cover image for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) by Sherman Alexie 9780316013697
Melissa (Previously Published as George)

Alex Gino

Cover image for Melissa (Previously Published as George) by Alex Gino 9781338843408
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