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National First-Generation College Celebration

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

by Ursula M. Burns
First-Generation College Student

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

by Ruth Simmons
First-Generation College Student

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life

by Jane Sherron De Hart about
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, First-Generation College Student

My Life in Full

My Life in Full

by Indra Nooyi
First-Generation College Student

My Beloved World

My Beloved World

by Sonia SotoMayor
First-Generation College Student

Educated: A Memoir

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover
First-Generation College Student
 

Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy

Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy

by David Cannadine about
Margaret Thatcher, First-Generation College Student

Lifelines

Lifelines

by Leana Wen
First-Generation College Student

Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

by Neal Gabler about
Walt Disney, First-Generation College Student

Know That You Are Worthy

Know That You Are Worthy

edited by Adam J. Rodriguez

The Journey Before Us

The Journey Before Us

by Laura Nichols

John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community

John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community

by Raymond Arsenault about
John Lewis, First-Generation College Student

First Gen: A Memoir

First Gen: A Memoir

by Alejandra Campverdi
First-Generation College Student

Finding Me

Finding Me

by Viola Davis
First-Generation College Student

A Fighting Chance

A Fighting Chance

by Elizabeth Warren
First-Generation College Student

College Belonging

College Belonging

by Lisa M. Nunn

Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell

Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell

by Karen DeYoung about
Colin Powell, First-Generation College Student

The Chicana/o/x Dream

The Chicana/o/x Dream

by Gilberto Q. Conchas
and Nancy Acevedo

Becoming

Becoming

by Michelle Obama
First-Generation College Students

My Mother's Dream

My Mother's Dream

by George Henderson
First-Generation College Student

A Man of Two Faces

A Man of Two Faces

by Viet Thanh Nguyen
First-Generation College Student

A Hope in the Unseen

A Hope in the Unseen

by Ron Suskind about 
Cedric Jennings, First-Generation College Student

Giants Among Us

Giants Among Us

by Sandria Rodriguez

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

Gender Queer

Gender Queer

by Maia Kobabe

All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue

by George M. Johnson

This Book Is Gay

This Book Is Gay

By James Dawson

Flamer

Flamer

by Mike Curato

The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

Trick

Tricks

by Ellen Hopkins

Let's Talk About It

Let's Talk About It

by Erika Moen & Matthew Nolan

Sold

Sold

by Patricia McCormick

Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Gender Queer: A Memoir

by Maia Kobabe

All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue

by George M. Johnson

The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

Flamer

Flamer

by Mike Curato

Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

by John Green

Lawn Boy

Lawn Boy

by Jonathan Evison

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Mist and Fury

by Sarah J. Maas

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

by Ashley Hope Pérez

Crank

Crank

by Ellen Hopkins

This Book Is Gay

This Book Is Gay

by Juno Dawson

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Gender Queer: A Memoir

by Maia Kobabe

Lawn Boy

Lawn Boy

by Jonathan Evison

All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue

by George M. Johnson

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

by Ashley Hope Pérez

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

This Book Is Gay

This Book Is Gay

by Juno Dawson

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020

George

George

by Alex Gino

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Ibram X. Kendi & Jason Reynolds

All American Boys

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

Speak

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice

Something Happened in Our Town

by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins & Ann Hazzard

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2019

George

George

by Alex Gino

Sex Is a Funny Word

Sex Is a Funny Word

by Cory Silverberg

Prince & Knight

Prince & Knight

by Daniel Haack

I Am Jazz

I Am Jazz

by Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

Drama

Drama

by Raina Telgemeier

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*

by J. K. Rowling
*Includes challenges to the series (8 books)

And Tango Makes Three

And Tango Makes Three

by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell

National Book Lovers Day - August 9

A Little Life

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

The Amber Spyglass

The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

The Argonauts

The Argonauts

by Maggie Nelson

Atonement

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

Austerlitz

Austerlitz

by W. G. Sebald

Autumn

Autumn

by Ali Smith

Bad Blood

Bad Blood

by Lorna Sage

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

by Alain Mabanckou

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

by Colm Tóibín

Chronicles

Chronicles

by Bob Dylan

Citizen: An American Lyric

Citizen: An American Lyric

by Claudia Rankine

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

by John le Carré

Coraline

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman

The Corrections

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

Darkmans

Darkmans

by Nicola Barker

Dart

Dart

by Alice Oswald

Days without End

Days without End

by Sebastian Barry

A Death in the Family/My Struggle

A Death in the Family/My Struggle

by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Experience: A Memoir

Experience: A Memoir

by Martin Amis

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

Fingersmith

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

Gilead

Gilead

by Marilynne Robinson

The God Delusion

The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins

Gone Girl

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

The Green Road

The Green Road

by Anne Enright

Half a Yellow Sun

Half a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Harvest

Harvest

by Jim Crace

Human Chain

Human Chain

by Seamus Heaney

The Infatuations

The Infatuations

by Javier Marías

Levels of Life

Levels of Life

by Julian Barnes

Light

Light

by M. John Harrison

The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

by Alan Hollinghurst

Life after Life

Life after Life

by Kate Atkinson

Mother’s Milk

Mother’s Milk

by Edward St. Aubyn

My Brilliant Friend

My Brilliant Friend

by Elena Ferrante

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Night Watch

Night Watch

by Terry Pratchett

Normal People

Normal People

by Sally Rooney

Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal

by Zoë Heller

Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses

by Malorie Blackman

The Omnivore's Dilemma

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Michael Pollan

Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

Outline

Outline

by Rachel Cusk

Persepolis

Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi

Priestdaddy

Priestdaddy

by Patricia Lockwood

Rapture

Rapture

by Carol Ann Duffy

The Road

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

The Siege

by Helen Dunmore

Small Island

by Andrea Levy

The Spirit Level

The Spirit Level

by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett

Tenth of December: Stories

by George Saunders

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

Underland: A Deep Time Journey

Underland: A Deep Time Journey

by Robert Macfarlane

Visitation

Visitation

by Jenny Erpenbeck

White Teeth

White Teeth

by Zadie Smith

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel

National Emoji Day - July 17th

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Zora Neale Hurston

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

Often Challenged Book Series: Captain Underpants

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Wes Dzioba

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Corey Barba

Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Wes Dzioba

Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Wes Dzioba

Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000

Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Corey Barba

Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot

Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-Lot

by Dav Pilkey
illustrated by Jose Garibaldi & Wes Dzioba

Often Challenged Book Series: Harry Potter