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

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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

146 pages • 1961 • 117 editions

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie H. Harris

It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families

Robie H. Harris

88 pages • 1999 • 4 editions

nonfiction childrens science informative medium-paced
It's Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris

It's Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

Robie H. Harris

89 pages • 1994 • 16 editions

nonfiction middle grade informative lighthearted medium-paced
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

In the Night Kitchen

Maurice Sendak

40 pages • 1970 • 16 editions

fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss

If I Ran the Zoo

Dr. Seuss

64 pages • 1950 • 10 editions

fiction childrens adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

289 pages • 1969 • 126 editions

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Lois Duncan

208 pages • 1973 • 49 editions

fiction horror mystery young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I Am The Cheese - 94060 by Robert Cormier

I Am The Cheese - 94060

Robert Cormier

233 pages • 1977 • 14 editions

fiction classics mystery young adult mysterious medium-paced
Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

Howl and Other Poems

Allen Ginsberg

56 pages • 1956 • 31 editions

fiction classics poetry emotional reflective fast-paced
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

Billy Forrester #1

How to Eat Fried Worms

Thomas Rockwell

118 pages • 1973 • 17 editions

fiction childrens young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced