2022 Banned and Challenged Books

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country By Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (Hardcover)

By Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780593465271
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Published: Viking Books - March 30th, 2021
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (First Conversations) By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas (Illustrator) Cover Image

Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (First Conversations) (Board book)

By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780593382639
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - March 16th, 2021
The Family Book By Todd Parr Cover Image

The Family Book (Board book)

By Todd Parr
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316442541
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Published: LB Kids - April 2nd, 2019
Antiracist Baby Board Book By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator) Cover Image

Antiracist Baby Board Book (Board book)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593110416
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Published: Kokila - June 16th, 2020
The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Giving Tree (Hardcover)

By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780060256654
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Published: HarperCollins - February 18th, 2014
The Lorax (Classic Seuss) By Dr. Seuss Cover Image

The Lorax (Classic Seuss) (Hardcover)

By Dr. Seuss
$16.99
ISBN: 9780394823379
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - August 12th, 1971
I Am Jazz By Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator) Cover Image

I Am Jazz (Hardcover)

By Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780803741072
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Published: Dial Books - September 4th, 2014
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water By Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water (Hardcover)

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593307359
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Published: Kokila - November 16th, 2021
Strega Nona (A Strega Nona Book) By Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) Cover Image

Strega Nona (A Strega Nona Book) (Paperback)

By Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780671666064
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - September 3rd, 1979
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom By Angela Johnson, E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) Cover Image

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (Hardcover)

By Angela Johnson, E.B. Lewis (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780689873768
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 6th, 2014
Class Act: A Graphic Novel By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

Class Act: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062885500
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Published: Quill Tree Books - October 6th, 2020
The Adventures of Captain Underpants: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #1) By Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Adventures of Captain Underpants: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #1) (Hardcover)

By Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator)
$9.99
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ISBN: 9780545499088
Published: Scholastic Inc. - August 27th, 2013
What Is Juneteenth? (What Was?) By Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator) Cover Image

What Is Juneteenth? (What Was?) (Paperback)

By Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780593384695
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Published: Penguin Workshop - April 5th, 2022
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 By Christopher Paul Curtis Cover Image

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (Paperback)

By Christopher Paul Curtis
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440414124
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Published: Yearling - September 8th, 1997
Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) By Alex Gino Cover Image

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) (Paperback)

By Alex Gino
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338843415
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Published: Scholastic Press - April 19th, 2022
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1: Sword of Summer, The-Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1 By Rick Riordan Cover Image

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1: Sword of Summer, The-Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1 (Paperback)

By Rick Riordan
$9.99
ISBN: 9781423163374
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Published: Disney Hyperion - April 4th, 2017
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry By Mildred D. Taylor Cover Image

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Paperback)

By Mildred D. Taylor
$9.99
ISBN: 9780140384512
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Published: Puffin Books - November 27th, 2001
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet #1) By Madeleine L'Engle Cover Image

A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet #1) (Paperback)

By Madeleine L'Engle
$8.99
ISBN: 9780312367541
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Published: Square Fish - May 1st, 2007
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner (Paperback)

By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062498540
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 3rd, 2022
Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator) Cover Image

Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781338617436
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Published: Graphix - May 5th, 2020
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel By Margaret Atwood Cover Image

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel (Paperback)

By Margaret Atwood
$15.95
ISBN: 9780385490818
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Published: Anchor - March 16th, 1998
Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$17.00
ISBN: 9781400033416
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Published: Vintage - June 8th, 2004
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor)
$38.00
ISBN: 9780593230572
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Published: One World - November 16th, 2021
A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J. Maas Cover Image

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Paperback)

By Sarah J. Maas
$18.00
ISBN: 9781635575569
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - June 2nd, 2020
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Pantheon Graphic Library) (Paperback)

By Art Spiegelman
$16.95
ISBN: 9780394747231
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Published: Pantheon - August 12th, 1986

Every year across the country books are challenged and banned in libraries and schools for various reasons. Books dealing with LGBTQ+ issues, racial inequalities and other taboo subjects are the most frequent titles under attack. The Reading Bug has compiled a list of some of those challenged books, sorted from Baby Board Book to Grown-up.