Banned Book Challenge

15 participants (58 books)

01 Jan 202531 Dec 2025

Overview

Support marginalized voices by reading at least 1 banned book each month 2025! 

Books are often banned due to sexual content, violence, or racism. However, books by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ authors and with similar characters are banned at a much higher rate than their cis/het/white counterparts. 

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Challenge Books

All books added

249 pages paperback 1953

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced

402 pages hardcover 2015

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced

312 pages hardcover 2018

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

343 pages paperback 2003

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

457 pages hardcover 2007

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad medium-paced

293 pages hardcover 2015

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance science fiction young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced

368 pages paperback 2005

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

448 pages digital 2018

fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced

210 pages paperback 2017

fiction contemporary race young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

209 pages paperback 2014

fiction contemporary young adult reflective fast-paced