All Bans
15,304 documented ban actions across the United States.
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Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher — Unknown
Includes suicide, sexual explicitness, drugs, alcohol and smoking
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz — South Orange & Maplewood School District, NJ
Scene depicting suicide attempt during mental health crisis; district stated it was 'the right book' but 'the wrong time with what's happening' given at least five suicide attempts by students this year
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King — Jordan School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King — Granite School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King — Davis School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Bag of Bones
by Stephen King — Tooele School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Multiple books (19 total)
by Various authors — Elizabeth School District, CO
Parents objected to 'evil trans ideology,' offensive content 'for most religious people,' and the 'depravity of Islam,' among other themes involving race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and LGBTQ content
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire — Utah (statewide)
Contains 'objective sensitive materials' under Utah's Sensitive Materials Law, which aims to 'identify and remove pornographic or indecent material'
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire — Davis School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult — Tooele School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult — Davis School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky — Tooele School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult — Washington School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky — Davis School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire — Tooele School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky — Washington School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire — Washington School District, UT
Removed as 'objective sensitive material' per Utah HB 0029 (2022); statewide prohibition triggered under Utah HB 0374 (2024).
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The tragedy of King Richard III
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The tragedy of King Richard II
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
the Great to Sally Ride Explorers & Discoverers: from Alexander
by Peggy Saari — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The tragedy of Julius Caesar
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The sonnets
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The scarlet letter
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The life of King Henry V
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The last of the Mohicans a narrative of 1757
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The importance of being Earnest
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The Iliad
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
September 11, 2001 The pharoahs of ancient Egypt
by Claire Derouin — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King — New Braunfels ISD, TX
SB 13 non-compliant
The call of the wild
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The Arabian nights entertainments
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
A Witch in Time
by Constance Sayers — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
The light we carry : overcoming in uncertain times
by Michelle Obama — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass an American slave
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Much ado about nothing
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Lord Jim a tale
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
King Henry IV. Part II
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
When the whistle blows : the Turk Greenough story
by Tom Ringley — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Around the world in eighty days
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
While we were watching Downton Abbey
by Wendy Wax — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Antony and Cleopatra
New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
I Almost Forgot About You
by Terry McMillan — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Harrow the ninth
by Tamsyn Muir — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Happy, happy, happy : my life and legacy as the Duck Comman
by Phil dReorbertson — New Braunfels ISD, TX
Weeded under SB 13 review
Foul is Fair
by Hannah Capin — New Braunfels ISD, TX
SB 13 non-compliant
Juliet Takes a Breath
by Gabby Rivera — New Braunfels ISD, TX
SB 13 non-compliant