The ALA "Read These Banned Books" Reading Challenge

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34 participants (52 books)

Overview

Based off the Journal/52 Week Reading challenge by the ALA (PS if you want to purchase it is ISBN 9781728268811). The ALA lists the reasons why each book was banned + a short synopsis and journal prompt for each book. 

Challenge Books

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice by Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice

Ann Hazzard, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal

The Kingdom of Little Wounds

Susann Cokal

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games #1

Suzanne Collins

This Book Is Gay (Revised and Updated) by Juno Dawson

This Book Is Gay (Revised and Updated)

Juno Dawson