Banned Books

Updated October 16, 2023
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The giver
Lowry, Lois
Paper Book
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and...

Juvenile Fiction

Holes
Sachar, Louis
Stand-alone player

Juvenile Fiction

The Hunger Games
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins! Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve...

Young Adult Fiction


Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed:...
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable muggle aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards and he begins to...

Juvenile Fiction

Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
The fourth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in glorious full color by award-winning artist Jim Kay in a deluxe jacketed hardcover edition with illustrated endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. A gift to be treasured by Harry Potter fans and book lovers of all...
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestselling SeriesHarry Potter Series (Book 5)As Harry enters his fifth year at wizard school, Lord Voldemort's rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe it's all madness and lies - just...
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
As the Harry Potter series draws to a close, Harry's greatest adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it arrives in paperback July 25, 2006.The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the...
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
Rowling, J. K.
Paper Book
We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter. "As a farewell to the series, Deathly Hallows is everything fans of Harry Potter could hope for." -- Lev Grossman, Time
The golden compass
Pullman, Philip
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "MARVELOUS."--The New Yorker * An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel * A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time * Winner of the Carnegie Medal * The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark Materials ...

Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction

The subtle knife
Pullman, Philip
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "UNPUTDOWNABLE."--The Washington Post * An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel * A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time * The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series His Dark Materials DON'T MISS THE EPIC...
The amber spyglass
Pullman, Philip
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "BREATHTAKING."--The Boston Globe * An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel * A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time * Winner of the Costa Award and the British Book Award * A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the...
Sex is a funny word
Silverberg, Cory
Paper Book
2016 Winner of theNorma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction 2016 ALA Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book 2016 ALA Notable Children's Book A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender...

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Little brother
Doctorow, Cory
CD
Marcus, aka w1n5t0n, is only seventeen years old, but he gures he already knows how the system works and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world...

Young Adult Fiction

Of mice and men
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition   Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America's most widely read and taught...

Young Adult and Adult Fiction

Catch-22
Heller, Joseph.
Paper Book
This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction; critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos; and much more. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels...

Young Adult and Adult Fiction

Beloved
Morrison, Toni.
Paper Book
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison's Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past, presented here in stunning hardcover with an introduction by A. S. Byatt. Named by The Atlantic as one of the Great American...

Young Adult and Adult Fiction

Banned book club
Kim, Hyun Sook
Paper Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection "Highly recommended for readers passionate about activism." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review "Sure to inspire today's youthful generation of tenacious changemakers." -- BOOKLIST, Starred Review ...

Young Adult Non Fiction Graphic Novel

Beartown : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
"You'll love this engrossing novel." --People From the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, Fredrik Backman captivates readers with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream--and the price required to make it come...

Adult Fiction

Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
Nafisi, Azar.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * A "brilliant" (The Boston Globe) memoir of one Iranian teacher's steadfast pursuit to educate young women under a government that sought to stifle them "An inspiring account of an insatiable desire...

Adult Non Fiction

Drama
Telgemeier, Raina.
Paper Book
From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile and Sisters!Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing....

Juvenile Graphic Novel

El odio que das
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
Starr es una chica de dieciséis años que vive entre dos mundos: el barrio pobre de gente negra donde nació, y su escuela situada en un elegante barrio residencial blanco. El difícil equilibrio entre ambos se hace añicos cuando ella es testigo de la muerte a tiros de su mejor amigo, Khalil, a...

Young Adult Fiction


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