Yes, Instructions for Dancing Is Banned!
ISBN: 9780525535867
📖 Why You Should Read This Book
Yoon's novel about a girl who can see the future of couples when they kiss is a bittersweet meditation on whether love is worth the pain of losing it.
Instructions for Dancing follows Evie Thomas, who stops believing in love after her parents’ divorce. When she discovers a mysterious book at the library and suddenly gains the ability to see the beginning, middle, and end of any couple’s love story just by touching a romance novel, she sees that every love ends in heartbreak. But when she meets X, a fellow ballroom dance student, she must decide whether a beautiful love story is worth it, even knowing how it ends.
A New York Times bestseller by the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star, the novel has been challenged for sexual content and profanity. It appears on PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Instructions for Dancing banned?
Yes, Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon has been banned or challenged in 6 documented instances across 3 states in the United States, including Texas, Florida, Missouri. It remains one of the most frequently challenged books in America.
Why was Instructions for Dancing banned?
Instructions for Dancing has been challenged and banned for the following reasons: Sexual Content, Profanity. These challenges have come from school boards, libraries, and parent groups seeking to restrict access to the book.
Where is Instructions for Dancing banned?
As of 2025, Instructions for Dancing has been banned or challenged in Texas, Florida, Missouri. Notable bans include Keller ISD (2022), Clay County School District (2023), Wentzville School District (2022).