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 | 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 | Nov 1, 2025
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...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Aug 1, 2025
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...
by Isabella J. Miletic | Jul 1, 2025
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...