Books spark thought. Books challenge power. Books give voice.
Banned Books Week is a reminder that stories once silenced still demand to be heard.
The books most often challenged are not random. They are stories that:
• Center Black and Brown voices
• Share LGBTQ+ experiences
• Speak honestly about history
• Address racism and inequality
• Talk openly about gender, identity, and faith
These books expand understanding, which is why some try to silence them.
Classic Literature:
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books by Black Authors:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Books by LGBTQ+ Authors:
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Young Adult and Children’s:
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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