Banned and Challenged Books
Banned and Challenged Books
Join us in the fight against censorship by picking up these frequently banned and challenged books.
Across the US, books are being banned from classrooms and libraries, denying young people access to stories that broaden their understanding of the world.
Hachette Book Group stands with our authors and illustrators, and with educators and librarians as we fight to protect the freedom to read, one of the most important foundations of a free society.
Read Banned Books. Read freely. Think freely. Speak freely.
Learn more about Hachette Book Group’s banned and challenged books below and find important resources for readers and authors about book bans.
Bestsellers
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Dear Evan Hansen
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Twilight
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The City We Became
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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Gossip Girl
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
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So You Want to Talk About Race
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Parable of the Sower
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I Am Malala
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The DUFF
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The Angel Experiment
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47
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The Lovely Bones
Honors & Distinctions
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Bless Me, Ultima
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Dying of Whiteness
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Camp
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Lawn Boy
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The Astonishing Color of After
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No Ashes in the Fire
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The Skin I’m In (20th Anniversary Edition)
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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
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A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Caldecott Honor Book)
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Little & Lion
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Strange the Dreamer
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Tranny
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If You Could Be Mine
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Ask the Passengers
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Brideshead Revisited
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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
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Sold
Classics
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The Catcher in the Rye
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The Great Gatsby: A Novel
Gender Studies
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Tomboy
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Sexing the Body
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Transgender History, second edition
History
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Stamped from the Beginning
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Bind Us Apart
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Dawn
Young Adult
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We Are Not Broken
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Indivisible
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My Last Summer with Cass
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Where I End and You Begin
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Jack of Hearts (and other parts)
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Amelia Westlake Was Never Here
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Trans Mission
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Killing Mr. Griffin
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
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Say Her Name
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Ash
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Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
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The Teenage Guy’s Survival Guide
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Jake, Reinvented
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Diamond Boy
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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
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Daughters of Eve
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Witch & Wizard
Middle Grade
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The Golden Hour
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Ana on the Edge
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Stamped (For Kids)
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In the Role of Brie Hutchens…
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Black Brother, Black Brother
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The Deep & Dark Blue
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
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Ghost Boys
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Proud (Young Readers Edition)
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Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
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Who Am I Without Him? (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
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Malala
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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Gracefully Grayson
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Lola Levine Is Not Mean!
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Bayou Magic
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Sugar
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Starry River of the Sky
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Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
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The Amulet of Samarkand
Children's Books
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Just Like My Family
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ABC-Deconstructing Gender
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What Are Your Words?
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Fred Gets Dressed
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The ABCs of Black History
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The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish
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Saturday
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The Proudest Blue
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Don’t Touch My Hair!
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Pink Is for Boys
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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Malala’s Magic Pencil
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Hey Black Child
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The Family Book
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I Love My Hair!
Join Us in The Fight Against Censorship
As a publisher of books for readers of all kinds, of all ages, we support the rights of students and young people to have access to a broad range of literature and ideas. We believe that the ability to read about a variety of experiences and perspectives promotes empathy, encourages intellectual curiosity, and is one of the most important foundations of a free society.
We are deeply concerned about intensified efforts to remove certain books from libraries and classroom reading lists. These removals deny young people access to stories and conversations that interest them and broaden their understanding of the world. It is especially concerning that the targeted and banned books often contain narratives that deal with race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics related to personal or cultural identity.
Many Hachette books are among those that have been challenged. We are proud of these banned and challenged books, and wholeheartedly support their authors and illustrators. We partner closely with Authors Guild, the National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN America, and We Need Diverse Books and support their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression and protect writers against censorship.
Resources
- NCAC – Resources for authors of banned and challenged books
- NCAC – Report Censorship
- NCAC – Book Challenge Resource Center
- PEN America – Book Bans resource
- PEN America – So, Your Book Has Been Challenged: A Tip Sheet for Authors
- PEN America – Banned in the USA report
- The Authors Guild – Free Speech
- The Authors Guild – Book Banning
- ALA – Banned & Challenged Books
- ALA’s Freedom to Read Statement
- NCTE – Standing Committee Against Censorship
- Unite Against Book Bans – Action Toolkit
Discover More
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Publishers and Authors Guild File Lawsuit Against State of Idaho For Discriminatory Book-banning Provisions with House Bill 710
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Major Publishers and the Authors Guild File Renewed Challenge Against the State of Iowa, for Book Removal Provision in Senate File 496
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Jonathan Evison on the Attacks on His Novel, Lawn Boy
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Join Us in the Fight Against Censorship
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Family Reads: Banned and Challenged Books