by Isabella J. Miletic | Jul 20, 2026
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan was published in 2013. It was awarded the Stonewall Book Award (2014). BANNED in Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Escambia, Hernando, Hillsborough, Marion, Okaloosa, Polk, Seminole, St. Lucie, and Walton County schools Escambia...
by Isabella J. Miletic | May 15, 2026
Forever … by Judy Blume was published in 1975. It was named in NPR’s 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels and Time Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time. BANNED in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jackson,...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Dec 1, 2025
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,...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Oct 1, 2025
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 County...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jun 1, 2025
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison was published in 1970. Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Beloved. BANNED in Charlotte, Clay, Hernando, Indian River, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Orange, Pinellas...
by Isabella J. Miletic | May 1, 2025
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire was published in 1995. It was awarded the Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners Award in 2009. BANNED in Alachua, Charlotte, Clay, Indian River, Manatee, Martin,...