Books Banned in Wisconsin
30 banned books
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
It's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris is a comprehensive sex education book for young people. It has been one of the ...
Melissa (formerly George)
Alex Gino's middle-grade novel about a transgender fourth-grader, the most banned book in America from 2018 to 2020....
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's memoir of growing up Black in the Jim Crow South, challenged for its depiction of childhood sexual assaul...
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls' memoir of growing up with dysfunctional, nomadic parents, challenged for depictions of alcoholism, sexu...
Blubber
Blubber by Judy Blume depicts schoolyard bullying without a neat moral resolution. Banned for profanity, bullying depict...
Deenie
Deenie by Judy Blume follows a teenager diagnosed with scoliosis who must wear a back brace. Banned for decades because ...
Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James' erotic romance novel, removed from public libraries across the country for explicit sexual content and BDSM ...
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl is a children's fantasy about a boy who escapes his cruel aunts inside a magical...
Dear Martin
After a racially-motivated incident with police, Justyce McAllister starts writing letters to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
The true story of two Oakland teenagers: Sasha, a nonbinary teen, and Richard, a Black teen who set Sasha's skirt on fir...
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
Cliff, an overweight, bullied teen, forms an unlikely friendship with Aaron, the school's star quarterback who is secret...
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
A picture book telling the story of Harvey Milk's fight for LGBTQ+ rights and Gilbert Baker's creation of the rainbow fl...
Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens
A comprehensive guide for LGBTQ+ teens covering identity, coming out, relationships, health, and finding community....
An Abundance of Katherines
John Green's novel about Colin Singleton, a child prodigy and serial dater of girls named Katherine, who goes on a road ...
Beauty Queens
Libba Bray's satirical novel about teen beauty pageant contestants who survive a plane crash on a deserted island and mu...
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn's thriller about Libby Day, the sole survivor of a massacre that killed her family, who begins to investig...
Grave Mercy
Robin LaFevers' historical fantasy about Ismae, a 17-year-old girl in medieval Brittany who escapes an abusive marriage ...
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things Series)
'Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things Series)...
The Baby Tree
'The Baby Tree...
The Opposite of Innocent
'The Opposite of Innocent...
Love, Hate & Other Filters
'Love, Hate & Other Filters...
ttfn (Internet Girls Series)
'ttfn (Internet Girls Series)...
ttyl (Internet Girls Series)
'ttyl (Internet Girls Series)...
How to Be Bad
'How to Be Bad...
Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances
'Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances...
Protest Movements: Then and Now
'Protest Movements: Then and Now...
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale
'Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale...
Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story
'Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story...
When the Emperor Was Divine
'When the Emperor Was Divine...
yolo (Internet Girls Series)
'yolo (Internet Girls Series)...