LibGuides: Banned Books Week: Banned Books Week 2021

Banned Books Week

Fiction about Banned Books

Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Call Number: Fic G7734ba
ISBN: 9780765385567
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Americus by M. K. Reed; Jonathan David Hill (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5973 R325am
ISBN: 9781596437685
Publication Date: 2011-08-30
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Call Number: PS3503.R167 F4 2012
ISBN: 9781451673265
Publication Date: 2012-01-10

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021

Books about Censorship

Books under Fire by Pat Scales
Call Number: 016.098 S281bo
ISBN: 9780838911099
Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship by Carolee Laine
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781680777475
Publication Date: 2016-08-15
120 Banned Books by Nicholas J. Karolides; Margaret Bald; Dawn B. Sova
Call Number: Z658.U5 K35 2005
ISBN: 0816060436
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read by Doyle, Robert P
Call Number: 025.213 D754ba
Publication Date: 2014
Banned Books: Defending Our Freedom to Read by Doyle, Robert P
Call Number: 098.1 D754ba
Publication Date: 2017

Censorship by the Numbers

Read a Challenged Book- Top 10 Most Challenged of 2021

George by Alex Gino
Call Number: Fic G493ge
Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community.”
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: 305.800973 R463st
Banned and challenged because of the author’s public statements and because of claims that the book contains “selective storytelling incidents” and does not encompass racism against all people.
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds; Brendan Kiely
Call Number: Fic R4635al
Banned and challenged for profanity, drug use, and alcoholism and because it was thought to promote antipolice views, contain divisive topics, and be “too much of a sensitive matter right now.”
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Call Number: Fic A5475sp
Banned, challenged, and restricted because it was thought to contain a political viewpoint, it was claimed to be biased against male students, and it included rape and profanity.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie; Ellen Forney (Illustrator)
Call Number: Fic A384ab
Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of the author.
Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano; Marietta Collins; Ann Hazzard; Jennifer Zivoin (Illustrator)
Call Number: E C392so
Challenged for “divisive language” and because it was thought to promote antipolice views.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Call Number: PS3562.E353 T6 1999
Banned and challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a “white savior” character, and its perception of the Black experience.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Call Number: PS3537.T3234 O2
Banned and challenged for racial slurs and racist stereotypes and their negative effect on students.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Call Number: PS3563.O8749 B55
Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and depicts child sexual abuse.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
Call Number: Fic T454ha
Challenged for profanity, and because it was thought to promote an antipolice message.