The Complete List of Banned & Challenged Books by State
Banned Books Week is on the horizon (October 1-7)! To prepare, check out this interactive list of every book that’s been banned or challenged in the U.S. since the start of the 2022 school year, compiled and presented by Harper’s Bazaar. Click here to browse the lists and learn more.
Books Banned or Challenged in Pennsylvania (Click the links to find them at our library!)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Melissa (previously published as George) by Alex Gino
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Real Live Boyfriends. Yes, Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren’t Complicated I Wouldn’t Be Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemaier
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas