Banned Book Baddies

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66 participants (259 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read at least 1 banned book of the United States (or your countries) banned book list every two months (6 total). This challenge is an attempt for us to think critically about what our systems don’t WANT us to know. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates

Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

Joyce Carol Oates

313 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction historical young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder

338 pages • paperback • 1937

fiction childrens classics historical
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

399 pages • hardcover • 1995

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Essex County, Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm by Jeff Lemire

Essex County, Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm

Essex County #1

Jeff Lemire

112 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction comics emotional slow-paced
The Wars by Timothy Findley

The Wars

Timothy Findley

218 pages • paperback • 1977

fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

192 pages • paperback • 1977

fiction classics middle grade adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Mordecai Richler

384 pages • paperback • 1959

fiction classics funny informative medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • paperback • 1951

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

Lives of Girls and Women

Alice Munro

288 pages • paperback • 1971

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan #1

Edgar Rice Burroughs

324 pages • paperback • 1914

fiction classics fantasy adventurous medium-paced