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• The Family Book

  Parr, Todd,

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  *Banned because "some of the families have two moms or two dads"

• Antiracist Baby

  Kendi, Ibram X.,

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  *Banned for addressing racism

• Bathe the Cat

  McGinty, Alice B., 1963-

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  *Banned for including a family with two fathers.

• Worm Loves Worm

  Austrian, J. J.,

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  *Restricted (meaning it's on shelves but everyone can't read it) because of claims it encourages "nontraditional" marriage because worms have male and female reproductive organs.

• Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle

  LaCour, Nina,

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  *Banned for having a same-sex parent family

• Meet Yasmin!

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  *Banned for discussing Islamic culture and "racial solidarity"

• Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business

  Lee, Lyla,

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  *Banned for discussions of prejudice and racism

• New Kid

  Craft, Jerry,

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  *Banned for "critical race theory" (the author himself didn't know what that meant and had to look it up)

• Too Bright to See

  Lukoff, Kyle,

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  *Banned for containing gender expansive characters

• The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

  Leali, Michael,

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  *Banned for containing LGBTQ+ characters

• A Good Kind of Trouble

  Ramée, Lisa Moore,

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  *Banned or permanently restricted for discussions of racism and social activism

• Ghost Boys

  Rhodes, Jewell Parker,

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  *Banned or restricted for depictions of police violence and discussions of anti-Black violence

• Harriet, the Spy

  Fitzhugh, Louise,

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  *Banned in some areas because some parents claim it encourages "lying" and "bad behavior"

• Ellen Outside the Lines

  Sass, A. J.,

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  *Banned for containing gender expansive characters

• Stamped

  Racism, Antiracism, and You

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  *Banned for discussions of racism

• Speak

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  *Banned for discussions of rape and "political viewpoint"

• Maus I

  a Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History

  Spiegelman, Art

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  *Banned for nudity (non-sexual, in a scene that depicts the violence suffered by Jews and other marginalized groups during the Holocaust)

• Imogen, Obviously

  Albertalli, Becky,

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  *Banned for containing queer characters, gender expansive characters, and curse words.