Books under fire : a hit list of banned and challenged children's books

Summary: "Spotlighting dozens of titles that have been challenged since 2015 and that are written for young children through teens, this book provides librarians the information and guidance they need to defend challenged books with an informed response"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780838949825 (paperback)
ISBN: 0838949827 (paperback)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / by Sherman Alexie -- Thirteen Reasons Why / by Jay Asher -- Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress / by Christine Baldacchino -- Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice / by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard -- The Perks of Being a Wallflower / by Stephen Chbosky -- Al Capone Does My Shirts / by Gennifer Choldenko -- The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963 / by Christopher Paul Curtis -- Lily and Dunkin / by Donna Gephart -- George / by Alex Gino -- Looking for Alaska / by John Green -- Summer of My German Soldier / by Bette Greene -- Prince & Knight / by Daniel Haack -- It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health / by Robie H. Harris -- The Popularity Papers series / by Amy Ignatow -- I Am Jazz / by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings -- The Giver / by Lois Lowry -- Monster / by Dean Walter Myers -- The Internet Girls series / by Lauren Myracle -- Alice series / by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor -- The Best Man / by Richard Peck -- Captain Underpants series / by Dav Pilkey -- This Day in June / by Gayle E. Pitman -- In Our Mothers' House / by Patricia Polacco -- And Tango Makes Three / by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell -- Eleanor and Park / by Rainbow Rowell -- Harry Potter series / by J. K. Rowling -- Scary Stories series / by Alvin Schwartz -- Bone series / by Jeff Smith -- This One Summer / by Mariko Tamaki -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry / by Mildred Taylor -- Drama / by Raina Telgemeier -- The Hate U Give / by Angie Thomas -- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo / by Jill Twiss -- Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan / by Jeanette Winter -- Appendix A: Resources for Teaching Young Readers about the First Amendment -- Appendix B: Bibliography: Professional Resources about Book Censorship and the Freedom to Read -- Appendix C: Rankings of Children's and Young Adult Books in the Top 100 Most Banned or Challenged Books List: 2010-2019 -- Appendix D: Children's Classics and Why They Have Been Challenged -- Appendix E: Caldecott Medal and Honor Books: Why They Have Been Challenged -- Appendix F: John Newbery Medal and Honor Books: Why They Have Been Challenged.