Books Banned in North Carolina
21 banned books
Melissa (formerly George)
Alex Gino's middle-grade novel about a transgender fourth-grader, the most banned book in America from 2018 to 2020....
And Tango Makes Three
A children's picture book about two male penguins who raise a chick together, based on a true story from the Central Par...
Black Boy
Black Boy by Richard Wright is an autobiography of growing up Black in the Jim Crow South. Banned for decades for 'obsce...
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved science fantasy novel challenged for decades by both religious conse...
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows boys stranded on an island who descend into savagery. Banned for violence, ...
Monster
Monster by Walter Dean Myers follows a 16-year-old Black teenager on trial for felony murder, told through his screenpla...
Nickel and Dimed
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is an undercover investigation of low-wage work in America. Challenged for promot...
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston follows Janie Crawford's search for love and independence in the earl...
Almost Perfect
Logan, a small-town Missouri football player, falls for Sage, a new girl at school, and struggles with his feelings when...
Dear Martin
After a racially-motivated incident with police, Justyce McAllister starts writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Life is Funny
'Life is Funny...
Night
'Night...
The Parker Inheritance
'The Parker Inheritance...
To Night Owl from Dogfish
'To Night Owl from Dogfish...
A Place at the Table
'A Place at the Table...
Another Day (Every Day Series)
'Another Day (Every Day Series)...
Clean Getaway
'Clean Getaway...
Darkness Before Dawn
'Darkness Before Dawn...
Forged By Fire
'Forged By Fire...
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi Series)
'Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi Series)...
The Shape of Thunder
'The Shape of Thunder...