"The reviews in this book come from Booklist. Booklist is the book review magazine of the American Library Association and a vibrant source of reading recommendations for all readers."--Title page verso.
Contents:
Appendix. Why Are These Books Banned? -- The absolutely true diary of a part-time indian / Kelly Yang -- The house of the spirits / Isabel Allende -- Speak / Laurie Halse Anderson -- I know why the caged bird sings / Maya Angelou -- Thirteen reasons why / Jay Asher -- The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood -- Fun home: a family tragicomic / Alison Bechdel -- Something happened in our town: a child's story about racial injustice / Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard -- The perks of being a wallflower / Stephen Chbosky -- The kingdom of little wounds / Susann Cokal -- The hunger games / Suzanne Collins -- Whale talk / Chris Crutcher -- This book is gay / Juno Dawson -- Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America / Barbara Ehrenreich -- Lawn boy / Jonathan Evison -- Extremely loud and incredibly close / Jonathan Safran Foer -- Dreaming in Cuban / Cristina Garcia -- Melissa / Alex Gino -- Looking for Alaska / John Green -- Prince & Knight / Daniel Haack -- The curious incident of the dog in the night-Time / Mark Haddon -- The 1619 Project: a new origin story / Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine -- I am Jazz / Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings -- Crank / Ellen Hopkins -- The kite runner / Khaled Hosseini -- The color of Earth / Kim Dong Hwa -- All boys aren't blue / George M. Johnson -- Beyond magenta: transgender teens speak out / Susan Kuklin -- Two boys kissing / David Levithan -- Fallen angels / Walter Dean Myers -- The things they carried / Tim O'Brien -- Out of darkness / Ashley Hope PeĢrez -- The golden compass / Philip Pullman -- Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you / Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi -- All American boys / Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely -- And tango makes three / Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell -- Eleanor & Park / Rainbow Rowel -- Persepolis: the story of a childhood / Marjane Satrapi -- What my mother doesn't know / Sonya Sones -- Revolutionary voices: a multicultural queer youth anthology / edited by Amy Sonnie -- Maus: a survivor's tale / Art Spiegelman -- This one summer / Mariko Tamaki -- Drama / Raina Telgemeier -- The hate u give / Angie Thomas -- Habibi / Craig Thompson -- A day in the life of Marlon Bundo / Jill Twiss -- The color purple / Alice Walker -- The glass castle / Jeanette Walls -- So far from the bamboo grove / Yoko Kawashima Watkins -- Nasreen's secret school / Jeanette Winter -- The autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley / Malcolm X and Alex Haley -- Front Desk / Kelly Yang -- Appendix.
Summary:
"Expand your reading list and stand against literary censorship with this one-year reading challenge and book journal! Featuring 52 modern and classic books that have been challenged or banned, from The Hunger Games to Maus, this book log includes ALA's insights into each title as well as writing prompts for further reflection. A perfect holiday stocking stuffer, birthday present, or gift for bibliophiles, librarians, teachers and educators, activists, and rebel readers of all genres! Includes: 52 banned, censored, or challenged book recommendations and the reasons they were banned, Room to reflect on each book and how you can relate to it as you complete the challenge, Pages for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media or with friends, An appendix highlighting the 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books from 2010-2019 and information about how YOU can help fight book banning."--Amazon.com
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.