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A curated wishlist for donors, community partners, educators, publishers, and advocates supporting access to diverse literature and intellectual freedom.
This wishlist was created to support the development of a library collection centered on frequently challenged, censored, removed, or historically banned books. Donations of new or gently used copies are deeply appreciated.
Frequently Challenged LGBTQ+ & Identity Titles
Gender Queer
by Maia Kobabe
All Boys Aren't Blue
by George M. Johnson
This Book Is Gay
by Juno Dawson
Flamer
by Mike Curato
Melissa
by Alex Gino
Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
Two Boys Kissing
by David Levithan
Juliet Takes a Breath
by Gabby Rivera
Classic Literature Historically Banned
1984
by George Orwell
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
Race, History & Social Justice
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
Stamped
by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The 1619 Project
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Graphic Novels & Illustrated Works
Maus
by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi
Blankets
by Craig Thompson
Saga
by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel
Young Adult & Teen Frequently Challenged
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks
by Ellen Hopkins
Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
Forever...
by Judy Blume
Go Ask Alice
by Anonymous
Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Children’s Books Frequently Challenged
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
The Stupids
by Harry Allard