Banned Book Baddies

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66 participants (259 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read at least 1 banned book of the United States (or your countries) banned book list every two months (6 total). This challenge is an attempt for us to think critically about what our systems don’t WANT us to know. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #3

Morning Star

Pierce Brown

524 pages • 2016 • 104 editions

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March #3

March: Book Three

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

256 pages • 2016 • 8 editions

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir informative reflective medium-paced
March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March #2

March: Book Two

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

192 pages • 2015 • 8 editions

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

March #1

March: Book One

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

128 pages • 2013 • 11 editions

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

296 pages • 1963 • 331 editions

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

240 pages • 2015 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography feminism history sociology informative inspiring medium-paced
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper's Daughter #1

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

494 pages • 2021 • 65 editions

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

64 pages • 1892 • 433 editions

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez

13h 23m • 1994 • 51 editions

fiction classics historical emotional informative medium-paced
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

110 pages • 1984 • 78 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective fast-paced