ForbiddenBookShop.com

Listing books that have been banned by school districts across the US.

Latest Additions to ForbiddenBookShop

Cover of Unravel Me

Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi 17 bans

Cover of Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas 17 bans

Cover of This Book Is Gay

This Book Is Gay Juno Dawson 18 bans

Cover of The Upside of Unrequited

The Upside of Unrequited Becky Albertalli 17 bans

Cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson 18 bans

Cover of The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein 19 bans

Cover of The 57 Bus

The 57 Bus Dashka Slater 16 bans

Cover of Speak: The Graphic Novel

Speak: The Graphic Novel Laurie Halse Anderson 16 bans

Cover of Shiver

Shiver Maggie Stiefvater 15 bans

Cover of Ready Player One

Ready Player One Ernest Cline 18 bans

Cover of Perfect Chemistry

Perfect Chemistry Simone Elkeles 18 bans

Cover of Paper Towns

Paper Towns John Green 18 bans

Most Banned Books

Cover of Nineteen Minutes

Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult 114 bans

Cover of Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska John Green 109 bans

Cover of Sold

Sold Patricia McCormick 105 bans

Cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 102 bans

Cover of Crank

Crank Ellen Hopkins 93 bans

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher 90 bans

Latest Author Pages

Aidan Chambers at the Mantua Literature Festival, 2012

Aidan Chambers 2 titles banned

Hannah Witton in 2019

Hannah Witton 1 title banned

Suzanne Lang at WonderCon 2023

Suzanne Lang 1 title banned

Stephenie Meyer at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con

Stephenie Meyer 8 titles banned

Kirstin Cronn-Mills, American YA author

Kirstin Cronn-Mills 3 titles banned

Becca Fitzpatrick at a public event in 2014

Becca Fitzpatrick 6 titles banned

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