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Banned Book Challenge

kaymmullins Host

15 participants (58 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 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
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

J.K. Rowling

435 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • paperback • 1997

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

304 pages • hardcover • 1949

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

7 hours, 29 minutes • audio • 2015

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue

George M. Johnson

313 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

240 pages • paperback • 2019

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

321 pages • paperback • 1987

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • paperback • 1970

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

232 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

323 pages • paperback • 1960

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced