# forbiddenfloridareads.com ## Posts - [All Boys Aren't Blue](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/all-boys-arent-blue/): 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, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Santa Rosa, Union and Volusia County Public Schools   All Boys Aren’t Blue is George M. Johnson’s memoir about growing up Black and Queer in New Jersey and Virginia. The LGBTQIA+ activist recounts their journey to self-love, including their sexual identity and gender exploration. Named the most challenged book in America in 2024 by the ALA, All Boys Aren’t […] - [Nineteen Minutes](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/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, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Polk, Santa Rosa, Seminole, St. Lucie, St. Johns, Union, Volusia and Walton Counties   Nineteen Minutes is the amount of time it takes for Peter Houghton to commit a mass shooting at his New Hampshire high school in Picoult’s widely banned novel. In January 2022, a citizen of St. Lucie County, Dale Galiano, submitted objections to 17 […] - [A Clockwork Orange](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/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 Clockwork Orange was the most banned book during the ‘24 -’25 school year, according to PEN America. Set in a dystopian future, the novel begins with a teenager named Alex embarking on a violent crime spree. Without empathy, Alex rapes a woman in her home before being arrested by the police. To shorten his sentence, Alex undergoes an experimental rehabilitation treatment […] - [The Hate U Give](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/256-2/): 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 schools   The Hate U Give is Angie Thomas’ debut young adult novel that began as a short story when Thomas was studying creative writing at Belhaven University. Thomas was inspired by the 2009 murder of Oscar Grant. 22-year-old Grant was profiled by police officers responding to reports of a fight on a train in Oakland, California. Reportedly, […] - [Publishers Sue Florida Officials](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/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 Court against Florida public officials. The lawsuit targeted HB 1069, a bill responsible for many of the mass book bans in Florida school districts since the bill was signed into law by Governor DeSantis on May 18, 2023. HB 1069 stipulated any book that “depicts or describes sexual conduct” must be removed from public school shelves. In […] - [Paradise Lost](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/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 passing of HB 1069. The new 2023 law prohibits any material that “depicts or describes sexual conduct” on Florida public school library and classroom shelves. Anticipating a slew of parental objections resulting from the new law, Orange County schools preemptively banned 673 books. The epic poem Paradise Lost is widely recognized for its literary merit. Its […] - [Water for Elephants](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/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 novel following 23-year-old Jacob Jankowski. After a family tragedy, Jacob abandons his Ivy League veterinary education to join a circus during America’s Great Depression. On August 29, 2023, a Leon County resident or parent of a public school student submitted to Leon County Schools a re-evaluation request for Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants. The objection to the novel states: “The explicit […] - [The Bluest Eye](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/the-bluest-eye/): 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 (later lifted), Santa Rosa, Union and Volusia County public schools.   In 2023, Pinellas County removed The Bluest Eye from public schools. Michelle Stille, the mother of a Pinellas County public school student, complained about its content. In a video posted to social media, Stille refers to public schools as “Marxist indoctrination camps.” She calls The Bluest Eye the […] - [Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/wicked-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/): 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, Orange, Polk, Santa Rosa and St. Johns County public schools   The Oscar-winning movie Wicked (2024) is based on the popular Broadway musical by the same name. Both are adapted from Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. A 2024 objection argues for the removal of the book, […] - [The Handmaid’s Tale](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/the-handmaids-tale/): The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood was published and awarded the Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction in 1985. Its Graphic Novel Adaptation by Renee Nault was published in 2018. BANNED in Bay, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Martin, Orange, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia County public schools   The School District of Manatee County states that The Handmaid’s Tale “is not suited to students’ needs and their ability to comprehend the material.” Despite this declaration, the female students of Manatee County likely “comprehend” the material easily. This book ban comes after the […] - [69 Stephen King Books](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/69-books-banned-in-clay-county-public-schools/): In the year 2023, 69 of Stephen King’s books were banned in Florida public schools. All 69 removals took place in a single county: Clay County.   In 2023, Clay County banned 287 of the more than 700 books banned in Florida. This made Clay County the No. 1 book-banning county in Florida. This dubious honor was earned, in part, thanks to Bruce Friedman, the father of a Clay County high school student. Friedman has forbidden his son to enter his school’s library. Friedman is a member of the conservative activist group “No Left Turn in Education.” He was interviewed […] - [Slaughterhouse Five](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/slaughterhouse-five/): Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut was published in 1969. It was nominated for The Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1970. BANNED in Alachua, Bay, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Indian River, Lee, Okaloosa, Orange, Polk, Santa Rosa, Union and Volusia County public schools   Author Kurt Vonnegut fought against the book-burning Nazis in WW2 before his imprisonment in Dresden, Germany. During the 1945 bombing of Dresden, Vonnegut sheltered in a slaughterhouse meat locker. Bombs killed 25,000 civilians. When Vonnegut returned to the United States, he found his local newspaper had not covered the bombing of Dresden. It had been censored. The […] - [Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/anne-franks-diary-the-graphic-adaptation/): Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation was adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky in 2017. Folman and Polonsky won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign-Language Film in 2008. BANNED in Clay, Indian River and Seminole County public schools   In March of 2023, a conservative Moms for Liberty leader claimed that Ari Folman’s graphic novel adaptation of the globally treasured Anne Frank’s Diary “minimized the Holocaust.” In April 2023, according to the Associated Press, the Moms for Liberty leader said the Anne Frank graphic novel violated state standards because it doesn’t teach the Holocaust accurately. A […] - [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/): The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was published in 1999 and adapted into an award-winning movie in 2012. BANNED in Brevard, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Indian River, Leon, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, and Volusia County public schools   “I object to the glamorization of underage drug and alcohol use; the sexual situations and objectification of minor age children; the normalization of sexual assault and battery; the derogatory use of slurs and profanity”. This is the official objection submitted by someone in Leon County who indicated they had not read the book “in […] ## Pages - [Blog](https://forbiddenfloridareads.com/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)