We shared just a small fraction of the books that we love that have been challenged or banned in the past year alone. With all the insanity that has been 2025, I’m sure next year’s list will include a larger number of books, which means we all need to make sure our voice is heard and stand up for our teachers, our libraries, and our children.
If you missed any of our previous days post, click on the link to read about each of the books we highlighted. Or, even better, help support these authors as book bans actually hurt authors rather than turn their books into “best sellers”. Each of the books link to Bookshop so buy a book for yourself, someone you love, a teacher for their classroom, or even to donate to a library.
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brenden Kiely
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender