Misc Book Challenge - hosted by flowerchild_943

Read a book that is commonly challenged/banned
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019

Here’s a master list of 100, according to the American Library Association. You can read any book on this list, whether it be Capitan Underpants or To Kill a Mockingbird. Sometimes these are classics for a reason! Don’t be afraid to dive in to a controversial choice! 

Note: Make sure to look up TW before reading books off this list!  
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Looking for Alaska by John Green

Looking for Alaska

John Green

268 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out

Susan Kuklin

182 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography gender lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
My Mom's Having a Baby!: A Kid's Month-By-Month Guide to Pregnancy by Dori Hillestad Butler

My Mom's Having a Baby!: A Kid's Month-By-Month Guide to Pregnancy

Dori Hillestad Butler

32 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction childrens lighthearted fast-paced
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Complete Persepolis

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

341 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

226 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional medium-paced
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

352 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
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