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 | 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...