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Banned Books Box

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Banned Books Box is where literature defies constraints and challenges norms. Each month, subscribers receive one or two banned books, chosen from the past decade, for adult or young adult readers. Other surprises include thoughtfully designed bookmarks and hand-picked book-related items to enrich the reading experience. We are also a semi-permanent shop selling banned books and bookish merchandise at Northside Marketplace in Akron, Ohio.

Banned Books We Love

A list of banned favorites curated by the Banned Books Box team

Take the Mic by Samira Ahmed, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, L.D. Lewis, Yamile Saied Méndez, Bethany C. Morrow, Sofia Quintero, Jason Reynolds, Laura Silverman, Ray Stoeve & Connie Sun

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Lobizona by Romina Garber

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

You Too? by Janet Gurtler

White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi

When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Cullors & asha bandele

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

Violet and Daisy by Sarah Miller

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell

This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson

Unbecoming by Anuradha Bhagwati

This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

The Prom by Saundra Mitchell, Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes

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