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 | Jun 20, 2026
Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi were published in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Persepolis was selected for the YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults in 2004. BANNED in Hillsborough, Indian River, Union and Volusia County schools Persepolis is a...
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 | Feb 22, 2026
The Color Purple by Alice Walker was published in 1982. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1983. BANNED in Clay, Collier, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Orange, Union and Volusia County public schools The Color Purple is a series of letters...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jan 23, 2026
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo was published in 2021 and awarded the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (2021). BANNED in Brevard, Broward, Clay, Escambia, Flagler, Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas,...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jan 1, 2026
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (they/them) was published in 2020. It was selected for the YALSA’s 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. BANNED in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Escambia, Flagler Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Marion,...