Banned Books

Anderson's Bookshop supports the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The following is a list of titles that are currently being challenged and removed from shelves in pubic schools and public libraries across the country.

Titles are arranged alphabetically by title.  

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives By Dashka Slater Cover Image

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives (Hardcover)

By Dashka Slater
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374303235
Availability: In Stock
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - October 17th, 2017
A Lesson Before Dying: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) By Ernest J. Gaines Cover Image

A Lesson Before Dying: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Ernest J. Gaines
$15.00
ISBN: 9780375702709
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Vintage - September 28th, 1997
All American Boys By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely Cover Image

All American Boys (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
$12.99
ISBN: 9781481463348
Availability: In Stock
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) By Sherman Alexie Cover Image

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) (Paperback)

By Sherman Alexie
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316013697
Availability: In Stock
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 1st, 2009
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto By George M. Johnson Cover Image

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto (Hardcover)

By George M. Johnson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374312718
Availability: In Stock
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 28th, 2020
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People #2) By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza (Adapted by), Debbie Reese (Adapted by) Cover Image

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People #2) (Paperback)

By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza (Adapted by), Debbie Reese (Adapted by)
$18.95
ISBN: 9780807049396
Availability: In Stock
Published: Beacon Press - July 23rd, 2019
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe By Benjamin Alire Sáenz Cover Image

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Paperback)

By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
$14.99
ISBN: 9781442408937
Availability: In Stock
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - April 1st, 2014
The Bare Naked Book By Kathy Stinson, Meilssa Cho (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Bare Naked Book (Hardcover)

By Kathy Stinson, Meilssa Cho (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781773214726
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Annick Press - March 9th, 2021
Between the World and Me By Ta-Nehisi Coates Cover Image

Between the World and Me (Hardcover)

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
$26.00
ISBN: 9780812993547
Availability: In Stock
Published: One World - July 14th, 2015
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard By Echo Brown Cover Image

Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard (Paperback)

By Echo Brown
$10.99
ISBN: 9781250763549
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Square Fish - January 11th, 2022
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
Availability: In Stock
Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007
Bodies Are Cool By Tyler Feder, Tyler Feder (Illustrator) Cover Image

Bodies Are Cool (Hardcover)

By Tyler Feder, Tyler Feder (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593112625
Availability: In Stock
Published: Rocky Pond Books - June 1st, 2021
A Boy Called Bat (The Bat Series #1) By Elana K. Arnold, Charles Santoso (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Boy Called Bat (The Bat Series #1) (Paperback)

By Elana K. Arnold, Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062445834
Availability: In Stock
Published: Walden Pond Press - March 13th, 2018
The Canyon's Edge By Dusti Bowling Cover Image

The Canyon's Edge (Paperback)

By Dusti Bowling
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316494670
Availability: In Stock
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 14th, 2021
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents By Isabel Wilkerson Cover Image

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Paperback)

By Isabel Wilkerson
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593230275
Availability: In Stock
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 14th, 2023
Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition By Joseph Heller, Christopher Buckley (Introduction by) Cover Image

Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

By Joseph Heller, Christopher Buckley (Introduction by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781451626650
Availability: In Stock
Published: Simon & Schuster - April 5th, 2011
Cemetery Boys By Aiden Thomas Cover Image

Cemetery Boys (Hardcover)

By Aiden Thomas
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250250469
Availability: In Stock
Published: Swoon Reads - September 1st, 2020
Class Act: A Graphic Novel By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

Class Act: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062885500
Availability: In Stock
Published: Quill Tree Books - October 6th, 2020
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) By Sarah J. Maas Cover Image

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) (Paperback)

By Sarah J. Maas
$19.00
ISBN: 9781635575583
Availability: In Stock
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - June 2nd, 2020
Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics) By Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by) Cover Image

Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

By Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by)
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679734505
Availability: In Stock
Published: Vintage - March 2nd, 1993
Drama: A Graphic Novel By Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator) Cover Image

Drama: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338801897
Availability: In Stock
Published: Graphix - December 7th, 2021
Game Changer By Neal Shusterman Cover Image

Game Changer (Paperback)

By Neal Shusterman
$10.99
ISBN: 9780061998683
Availability: In Stock
Published: Quill Tree Books - February 15th, 2022
Gender Queer: A Memoir By Maia Kobabe Cover Image

Gender Queer: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Maia Kobabe
$19.99
ISBN: 9781549304002
Availability: In Stock
Published: Oni Press - May 28th, 2019
The Good Earth By Pearl S. Buck Cover Image

The Good Earth (Paperback)

By Pearl S. Buck
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982147174
Availability: In Stock
Published: Washington Square Press - June 2nd, 2020
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Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) By Kristin Cashore Cover Image

Graceling (Graceling Realm #1) (Paperback)

By Kristin Cashore
$12.99
ISBN: 9780547258300
Availability: In Stock
Published: Clarion Books - September 7th, 2009
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel By Margaret Atwood Cover Image

The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel (Paperback)

By Margaret Atwood
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385490818
Availability: In Stock
Published: Anchor - March 16th, 1998
Hatchet By Gary Paulsen Cover Image

Hatchet (Paperback)

By Gary Paulsen
$8.99
ISBN: 9781416936473
Availability: In Stock
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - December 26th, 2006
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner (Paperback)

By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by)
$14.99
ISBN: 9780062498540
Availability: In Stock
Published: Balzer + Bray - May 3rd, 2022
Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator) Cover Image

Heartstopper #1: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)

By Alice Oseman, Alice Oseman (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781338617436
Availability: In Stock
Published: Graphix - May 5th, 2020
History Is All You Left Me (Deluxe Edition) By Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli (Introduction by) Cover Image

History Is All You Left Me (Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)

By Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli (Introduction by)
$10.99
ISBN: 9781641293174
Availability: In Stock
Published: Soho Teen - January 11th, 2022
Homegoing By Yaa Gyasi Cover Image

Homegoing (Paperback)

By Yaa Gyasi
$16.95
ISBN: 9781101971062
Availability: In Stock
Published: Vintage - May 2nd, 2017
I Am Every Good Thing By Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illustrator) Cover Image

I Am Every Good Thing (Hardcover)

By Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525518778
Availability: In Stock
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - September 1st, 2020
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter By Erika L. Sánchez Cover Image

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Paperback)

By Erika L. Sánchez
$12.99
ISBN: 9781524700515
Availability: In Stock
Published: Ember - March 5th, 2019
If I Was Your Girl By Meredith Russo Cover Image

If I Was Your Girl (Paperback)

By Meredith Russo
$11.99
ISBN: 9781250078414
Availability: In Stock
Published: Flatiron Books - June 26th, 2018
Jay's Gay Agenda By Jason June Cover Image

Jay's Gay Agenda (Paperback)

By Jason June
$10.99
ISBN: 9780063015166
Availability: In Stock
Published: HarperTeen - May 10th, 2022
Key Player (Front Desk #4) By Kelly Yang Cover Image

Key Player (Front Desk #4) (Hardcover)

By Kelly Yang
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338776256
Availability: In Stock
Published: Scholastic Press - September 6th, 2022
To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee Cover Image

To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)

By Harper Lee
$16.99
ISBN: 9780060935467
Availability: In Stock
Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - July 5th, 2005
King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image

King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Kacen Callender
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338129342
Availability: In Stock
Published: Scholastic Press - May 3rd, 2022
Last Night at the Telegraph Club By Malinda Lo Cover Image

Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Paperback)

By Malinda Lo
$11.99
ISBN: 9780525555278
Availability: In Stock
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - December 28th, 2021
Last Stop on Market Street By Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Last Stop on Market Street (Hardcover)

By Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399257742
Availability: In Stock
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - January 8th, 2015
Lawn Boy By Jonathan Evison Cover Image

Lawn Boy (Paperback)

By Jonathan Evison
$16.99
ISBN: 9781616209230
Availability: In Stock
Published: Algonquin Books - March 19th, 2019
Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World #1) By Romina Garber Cover Image

Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World #1) (Paperback)

By Romina Garber
$11.99
ISBN: 9781250239136
Availability: In Stock
Published: Wednesday Books - August 17th, 2021
Looking for Alaska By John Green Cover Image

Looking for Alaska (Paperback)

By John Green
$12.99
ISBN: 9780142402511
Availability: In Stock
Published: Penguin Books - December 28th, 2006
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Pantheon Graphic Library) (Paperback)

By Art Spiegelman
$16.95
ISBN: 9780394747231
Availability: In Stock
Published: Pantheon - August 12th, 1986
Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) By Alex Gino Cover Image

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE) (Paperback)

By Alex Gino
$7.99
ISBN: 9781338843415
Availability: Backordered - Not Currently Available.
Published: Scholastic Press - April 19th, 2022
Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Cover Image

Of Mice and Men (Paperback)

By John Steinbeck
$13.00
ISBN: 9780140177398
Availability: In Stock
Published: Penguin Books - September 1st, 1993
Looking for Alaska By John Green Cover Image

Looking for Alaska (Paperback)

By John Green
$12.99
ISBN: 9780142402511
Availability: In Stock
Published: Penguin Books - December 28th, 2006
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition) By Jesse Andrews Cover Image

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition) (Paperback)

By Jesse Andrews
$11.99
ISBN: 9781419719608
Availability: In Stock
Published: Amulet Books - April 21st, 2015
Monday's Not Coming By Tiffany D. Jackson Cover Image

Monday's Not Coming (Paperback)

By Tiffany D. Jackson
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062422682
Availability: In Stock
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - April 23rd, 2019
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
Availability: In Stock
Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
Night By Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translated by), Elie Wiesel (Preface by) Cover Image

Night (Paperback)

By Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translated by), Elie Wiesel (Preface by)
$12.00
ISBN: 9780374500016
Availability: In Stock
Published: Hill and Wang - January 16th, 2006
Nineteen Minutes By Jodi Picoult Cover Image

Nineteen Minutes (Paperback)

By Jodi Picoult
$17.99
ISBN: 9780743496735
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Washington Square Press - February 5th, 2008
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir By Nikki Grimes Cover Image

Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Nikki Grimes
$12.99
ISBN: 9781635925623
Availability: In Stock
Published: Wordsong - March 1st, 2022
Out of Darkness By Ashley Hope Pérez Cover Image

Out of Darkness (Paperback)

By Ashley Hope Pérez
$12.99
ISBN: 9780823445035
Availability: In Stock
Published: Holiday House - September 10th, 2019
The Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky Cover Image

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Paperback)

By Stephen Chbosky
$15.99
ISBN: 9780671027346
Availability: In Stock
Published: MTV Books - February 1st, 1999
The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo Cover Image

The Poet X (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Acevedo
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062662811
Availability: In Stock
Published: Quill Tree Books - April 7th, 2020
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag By Rob Sanders, Steven Salerno (Illustrator) Cover Image

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag (Hardcover)

By Rob Sanders, Steven Salerno (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399555312
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - April 10th, 2018
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family By Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly (Illustrator), S. K. Ali (With) Cover Image

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (Hardcover)

By Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly (Illustrator), S. K. Ali (With)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316519007
Availability: In Stock
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2019
Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World By Sarah Prager, Zoe More O'Ferrall (Illustrator) Cover Image

Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World (Paperback)

By Sarah Prager, Zoe More O'Ferrall (Illustrator)
$10.99
ISBN: 9780062474322
Availability: In Stock
Published: HarperCollins - May 29th, 2018
Refugee By Alan Gratz Cover Image

Refugee (Hardcover)

By Alan Gratz
$17.99
ISBN: 9780545880831
Availability: In Stock
Published: Scholastic Press - July 25th, 2017
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)

By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062682826
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: HarperCollins - July 25th, 2017
SHOUT By Laurie Halse Anderson Cover Image

SHOUT (Paperback)

By Laurie Halse Anderson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780142422205
Availability: In Stock
Published: Penguin Books - March 10th, 2020
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) By Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illustrator) Cover Image

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) (Hardcover)

By Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419737046
Availability: In Stock
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - November 5th, 2019
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard Cover Image

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice (Hardcover)

By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard
$16.99
ISBN: 9781433828546
Availability: In Stock
Published: Magination Press - March 1st, 2018
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator) Cover Image

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780316167581
Availability: In Stock
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021
They Both Die at the End By Adam Silvera Cover Image

They Both Die at the End (Paperback)

By Adam Silvera
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062457806
Availability: In Stock
Published: Quill Tree Books - December 18th, 2018
Those Shoes By Maribeth Boelts, Noah Z. Jones (Illustrator) Cover Image

Those Shoes (Paperback)

By Maribeth Boelts, Noah Z. Jones (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780763642846
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Candlewick - June 9th, 2009
Too Bright to See By Kyle Lukoff Cover Image

Too Bright to See (Paperback)

By Kyle Lukoff
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593111178
Availability: In Stock
Published: Dial Books - June 7th, 2022
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) By Renée Watson, Nina Mata (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) (Paperback)

By Renée Watson, Nina Mata (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781547606658
Availability: In Stock
Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - April 27th, 2021
We Are the Ants By Shaun David Hutchinson Cover Image

We Are the Ants (Paperback)

By Shaun David Hutchinson
$12.99
ISBN: 9781481449649
Availability: In Stock
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 16th, 2017
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) By Dinah Brown, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) (Paperback)

By Dinah Brown, Who HQ, Andrew Thomson (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780448489377
Availability: In Stock
Published: Penguin Workshop - August 11th, 2015
Yasmin the Singer By Hatem Aly (Illustrator), Saadia Faruqi Cover Image

Yasmin the Singer (Paperback)

By Hatem Aly (Illustrator), Saadia Faruqi
$5.95
ISBN: 9781515883753
Availability: Out Of Stock - Can Be Ordered For You. May take extra time.
Published: Picture Window Books - January 1st, 2021