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Banned Wagon Book Menu

At each stop, the Banned Wagon will showcase a selection of 50 banned and challenged books for readers of all ages, from picture books to novels, and distribute free copies to attendees while supplies last. Explore the collection below!

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ADULT & YOUNG ADULT Ages 14+

1984 by George Orwell, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Sandra Newman

1984

George Orwell, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Sandra Newman

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage

Sabaa Tahir

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Pet

Akwaeke Emezi

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Jacqueline Woodson

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison, Jacqueline Woodson

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Two Boys Kissing

David Levithan

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

A Spark of Light

Jodi Picoult

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones, Jr.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Dear Martin

Nic Stone

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez

Before We Were Free

Julia Alvarez

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, Tayari Jones

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison, Tayari Jones

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Highly Illogical Behavior

John Corey Whaley

SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson

SHOUT

Laurie Halse Anderson

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be An Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

The Davenports

Krystal Marquis

Breathless by Jennifer Niven

Breathless

Jennifer Niven

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Azar Nafisi, R. Kent Rasmussen, R. Kent Rasmussen

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain, Azar Nafisi, R. Kent Rasmussen, R. & more...

MIDDLE GRADE Ages 10–13

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

Linda Coombs

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

Too Bright to See

Kyle Lukoff

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Otto M. Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank, Otto M. Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan & more...

This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges

This Is Your Time

Ruby Bridges

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman

Born Behind Bars

Padma Venkatraman

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

PICTURE BOOKS Ages 4+

All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book) by Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman

All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book)

Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, Loren Long

Change Sings

Amanda Gorman, Loren Long

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison

Hair Love

Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison

My Rainbow by DeShanna Neal, Trinity Neal, Art Twink

My Rainbow

DeShanna Neal, Trinity Neal, Art Twink

My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, Erika Meza

My Two Border Towns

David Bowles, Erika Meza

I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas

I Am Jazz

Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, Shelagh McNicholas

Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

Families, Families, Families!

Suzanne Lang

Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin, Grace Lin

Dim Sum for Everyone!

Grace Lin, Grace Lin

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi, Yangsook Choi

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi, Yangsook Choi

Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

Milo Imagines the World

Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

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