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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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

419 pages • 2015 • 333 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Flamer by Mike Curato

Flamer

Mike Curato

366 pages • 2020 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

469 pages • 1897 • 1.9k editions

fiction classics horror literary adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

3h 35m • 2015 • 43 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper #1

Heartstopper Volume 1

Alice Oseman

263 pages • 2018 • 180 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade by Albert Monteys, Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade

Albert Monteys, Ryan North, Kurt Vonnegut

192 pages • 2020 • 17 editions

fiction graphic novel science fiction challenging dark reflective fast-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

14h • 2005 • 269 editions

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

158 pages • 1953 • 412 editions

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House #4

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder

358 pages • 1937 • 55 editions

fiction classics historical middle grade lighthearted medium-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

240 pages • 2019 • 27 editions

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced