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Banned Books Week: Banned & Challenged Books

Celebrating the freedom to create and read without restriction.

Full Sail Library celebrates the freedom to read, create, view and listen to materials of our individual choosing without restriction or prohibition. The library collection has depth and breadth to meet the broad range of needs and interests of our community of users. Throughout the collection you'll find numerous titles appearing on various banned and challenged lists. Scroll through the gallery below to see a sampling of the books appearing on the Banned and Challenged lists from the past year. How many have you read?

Book Lists

Horror & Sci Fi

Celebrate your right to scare yourself with horror stories and sci-fi. Numerous horror novels have appeared on the banned and challenged lists across the years. Check out some of the titles on this list:

#1 Challenged Book of 2021

#1 banned book for 2023. Cover of Gender Queer.

What Do You Think?

Gender Queer: a Memoir Deluxe Edition

GRN GEN QUE

Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images

All Boys Aren't Blue

HQ 76.27 .A37 J644 2020

Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered to be sexually explicit

This Book Is Gay

HQ 76.26 .D39 2015 and Online through EBSCOhost

Reasons: Banned, challenged, relocated, and restricted for providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ content.

cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

PZ 7 .C39735 Pe 2012

Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, LGTQIA+ content, rape, drugs, profanity.

cover of Flamer graphic novel

Flamer

Graphic Novel: GRN FLA

Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit

The Bluest Eye

PS 3563 .O8749 B55 2007

Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

PZ 7 .A56726 Me 2012

Reasons: claimed to be sexually explicit, profanity

Tricks

PZ 7.5 .H67 Tr 2017

Reason: sexually explicit, drugs, rape, LGBTQIA+ content

Sold

PZ 7 .M1227 So 2008

Reasons: claimed to be sexually explicit, rape

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Would You Risk Jail Time?

Would you risk doing jail time to save your favorite book, film, graphic novel or other creative work from being banned or censored?
No: 0 votes (0%)
Yes: 6 votes (100%)
Total Votes: 6