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Rebellious Readers Banned Books Challenge

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20 participants (45 books)

18 Mar 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

As books continue to be banned and challenged, and libraries, schools, and universities are at risk of losing funding, let's use our libraries and our library apps too check out books from the Banned and Challenged Book list.  One of the indexes can be found here: https://pen.org/book-bans/pen-america-index-of-school-book-bans-2023-2024/

Let's see how many we can get through for the rest of the year, and show our libraries how much we love and appreciate them. 

Challenge Books

All books added
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses #4

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

751 pages • 2021 • 226 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • 2015 • 179 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • 2018 • 237 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

If He Had Been with Me #1

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin

393 pages • 2013 • 91 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

516 pages • 2021 • 58 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced