Forbidden Florida Reads
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult was published in 2007 and awarded the ALA’s Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners Award. BANNED in Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Escambia, Hamilton, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jackson, Lake,...
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess was published in 1962. BANNED in Alachua, Brevard, Clay, Escambia, Flagler, Hillsborough, Lee, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, Union, and Volusia county public schools A...
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was published in 2017. It was awarded the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction and adapted into an award-winning movie. BANNED in Charlotte, Collier, Hernando, Indian River, Martin, Nassau, Seminole and St. Johns public...
Publishers Sue Florida Officials
This Forbidden Florida Reads edition departs from its usual format to cover Penguin Random House v. Gibson, a recent lawsuit concerning book bans. Six publishers, the Author’s Guild and several notable authors filed a lawsuit August 29, 2024, in a US District...
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost by John Milton was published in 1667. BANNED in 2023 in Orange County public schools John Milton’s Paradise Lost was among the 673 books removed from Orange County public school classrooms and libraries in 2023. This mass book ban came after the...
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen was published in 2006. BANNED in Alachua, Clay, Collier, Duval, Lake, Leon, Manatee, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Santa Rosa, Seminole and St. Johns County public schools Water for Elephants is a coming-of-age...
Isabella J. Miletic
Isabella is an Economics and Literature student at Florida State University. She is a board member of the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee, where she began publishing Forbidden Florida Reads. Forbidden Florida Reads is Isabella’s original monthly publication that highlights a book banned in at least one Florida school district. Isabella is passionate about books and educational policy making. She hopes to attend law school and earn her Masters in Library and Information Science.
isabellajmiletic@gmail.com