Books under fire: a hit list of banned and challenged children's books

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / by Sherman Alexie

Thirteen Reasons Why / by Jay Ashe

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress / by Christine Baldacchino

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice / by Marianne Celano and Marietta Collins

The Perks of Being a Wallflower / by Stephen Chbosky

Al Capone Does My Shirts / by Gennifer Choldenko

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

1963 / by Christopher Paul Curtis

Lily and Dunkin / by Donna Gephart

George / by Alex Gino

Looking for Alaska / by John Green

Summer of My German Soldier / by Bette Greene

Prince and Knight / by Daniel Haack

It's Perfectly Normal / by Robie Harris

The Popularity Papers series / by Amy Ignatow

I Am Jazz / by Jazz Jennings

The Giver / by Lois Lowry

Monster / by Dean Walter Myers

The Alice Series / by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Best Man / by Richard Peck

Captain Underpants series / by Dav Pilky

This Day in June / by Gayle E. Pitman

And Tango Makes Three / by Justin Richardson

In Our Mothers' House / by Patricia Polacco

Eleanor and Park / by Rainbow Rowell

The Harry Potter series / by J. K. Rowling

Scary Stories series / by Alvin Schwartz

Bone series / by Jeff Smith

This One Summer / by Mariko Tamaki

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry / by Mildred Taylor

Drama / by Raina Telgemeie

The Hate U Give / by Angie Thomas

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo / by Jill Twiss

Nasreen's Secret School / by Jeanette Winter

Appendix A: Resources for Teaching Young Readers about the First Amendment

Appendix B: Bibliography: Professional Resources about Book Censorship and the Freedom to Read

Appendix C: Rankings of Children's and Young Adult Books in the Top 100 Most Banned or Challenged Books List: 2010-2019

Appendix D: Children's Classics and Why They Have Been Challenged

Appendix E: Caldecott Medal and Honor Books: Why They Have Been Challenged

Appendix F: John Newbery Medal and Honor Books: Why They Have Been Challenged.