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Frequently banned or challenged books
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Top 5 Most Challenged Books of 2019 |
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George
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Alex Gino
Knowing herself to be a girl despite her outwardly male appearance, George is denied a female role in the class play before teaming up with a friend to reveal her true self. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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A day in the life of Marlon Bundo
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Marlon Bundo
When Vice President Mike Pence's pet rabbit Marlon Bundo and another male bunny fall in love and decide to get married, they encounter opposition from a rule-making stink bug until their animal friends, who embrace individuality, decide to vote on the issue
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Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
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Susan Kuklin
Draws on six first-person interviews to share compassionate insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing each individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations and the transition each teen made during the personal journey toward acknowledgement of gender preference.
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Sex is a funny word : a book about bodies, feelings, and YOU
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Cory Silverberg
"A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. The eagerly anticipated follow up to Lambda-nominated What Makes a Baby, from sex educator Cory Silverberg and artist Fiona Smyth, Sex Is a Funny Word reimagines "sex talk" for the twenty-first century."
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Prince & knight
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Daniel Haack
A prince and a knight in shining armor find true love in each other's embrace after fighting a dragon together
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Popular titles that have been challenged or banned |
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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J. K Rowling
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
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I know why the caged bird sings
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Maya Angelou
The critically acclaimed author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums. Reissue.
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The perks of being a wallflower
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Stephen Chbosky
In a thought-provoking coming-of-age novel, Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt. Original.
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The adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic novel
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Dav Pilkey
Captain Underpants, the former school principal turned crime-fighting, wedgie-dodging superhero, uses his wacky talents to outwit the evil Dr. Diaper. By the author of the Dumb Bunnies series. Simultaneous.
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Roll of thunder, hear my cry
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Mildred D Taylor
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand
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To kill a mockingbird : 50th Anniversary Edition
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Harper Lee
A deluxe edition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the beloved classic novel about racial justice in the Deep South, a story that inspired an equally beloved movie and inspired the generations that followed. (Classics). Simultaneous.
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The handmaid's tale
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Margaret Atwood
Offred, a Handmaid, describes life in what was once the United States, now the Republic of Gilead, a shockingly repressive and intolerant monotheocracy, in a satirical tour de force set in the near future, in a classic work that is soon to be a 10-part Hulu series. An Arthur C. Clarke Award winner and Booker Prize nominee. TV tie-in. (dystopian).
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A wrinkle in time
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Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government, in a rerelease of the classic story. A Newbery Medal Book. Simultaneous.
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Draw me a star
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Eric Carle
In his drawings, an artist discovers not only his art, but also his own life and the universe around him, in a deceptively simple story featuring Carle's characteristic tissue-paper collages, enhanced by vivid acrylic paints.
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Of mice and men
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John Steinbeck
The tragic story of the friendship between two migrant workers, George and mentally retarded Lenny, and their dream of owning a farm
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The chocolate war
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Robert Cormier
Jerry Renault, a high-school freshman who refuses to participate in the Trinity School annual fund-raising chocolate sale, is forced to defend his convictions. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Katherine Paterson
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm
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The kite runner
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Khaled Hosseini
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day
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In the night kitchen
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Maurice Sendak
A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic story by the author of Where the Wild Things Are features reproductions of the original art. Caldecott Honor Book.
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