Freedom to Read Week: October 5-11, 2025Like this list

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• Banned Together

  Our Fight for Readers' Rights

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  Features 15 authors and illustrators spotlighting the transformative power of books while equipping readers to fight for the freedom to read.

• The Cat Who Saved the Library

  Natsukawa, Sōsuke, 1978-

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  Together with Tiger, the talking tabby cat, 13-year-old Nanami sets out to discover what's really going on behind the disappearing library books.

• The Forbidden Book

  Lamb, Sacha,

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  On the night before her wedding, 17-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on identity of Isser Jacobs — but it soon becomes clear that there is a real Isser Jacobs, and people want…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Won't Burn

  Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer),

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  At school, Noor discovers that hundreds of books are being removed from the library in accordance with a new school board policy. Even worse, virtually all the banned books are by queer and BIPOC authors. Can Noor effect change by speaking up?

• 1984

  the Graphic Novel

  Nesti, Fido, 1971-

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  Graphic novel adaptation. Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Boys Aren't Blue

  a Memoir-manifesto

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  In a series of personal essays, the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia.

• Banned Book Club

  Kim, Hyun Sook,

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  Graphic novel autobiography about the author's students days under an authoritarian regime, and how she defied state censorship. Available as an eBook.

• Flamer

  Curato, Mike,

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  Graphic novel. As Aiden navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.

• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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  Graphic novel autobiography. More than a personal story, 'Gender Queer' is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere. Available in multiple formats.

• The Handmaid's Tale

  the Graphic Novel

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Graphic novel adaptation. In the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction.

• Fahrenheit 451

  Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012,

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  A classic. Fireman Guy Montag's job is to burn books, but his worldview begins to change as he learns more from his neighbor, Clarisse McClellan.

• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

  Andrews, Jesse

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  Greg Gaines has managed to get on without any close friends, until his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia. Available in multiple formats.

• Tricks

  Hopkins, Ellen

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  Five moving stories that interweave to tell a larger, powerful story—a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up. Available as an eAudiobook.

• The Bluest Eye

  Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019

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  A classic. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Available in multiple…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sold

  McCormick, Patricia, 1956-

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  Sold into prostitution, 13-year-old Lakshmi forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Available as an eAudiobook.

• Looking for Alaska

  Green, John, 1977-

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  Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.

• Crank

  Hopkins, Ellen

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  In 'Crank' you’ll meet Kristina, a high school junior—and Kristina will meet crank. Acting under the guise of her alter ego, Bree, Kristina explores drugs, sex, and her own dark side. Available as an eAudiobook.

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  Chbosky, Stephen,

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  More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world that he shares. Available in multiple formats.