More than 50 Books Removed from Rockingham County, Virginia, Schools
Joined by a coalition of more than 35 authors, including Khaled Hosseini, Maia Kobabe, and Molly Knox Ostertag, PEN America sent a letter to Rockingham County, Virginia schools protesting a recent ban on more than 50 books and urging that the district return these books to shelves.
Books subject to “temporary removal” initiated on January 8 include: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Tricks by Ellen Hopkins, The Kite Runner by Hosseini, Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
Here is a full list of the 57 books banned in Rockingham County, Virginia, schools.
Books Banned in Rockingham County, Virginia
Author |
Title |
Becky Albertalli |
Leah on the Offbeat |
Sherman Alexie |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
Jesse Andrews |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl |
Jay Asher |
Thirteen Reasons Why |
Derf Backderf |
My Friend Dahmer |
Judy Blume |
Forever… |
Kacen Callender |
Felix Ever After |
Michael Cart |
How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity |
Soman Chainani |
The School for Good and Evil |
Stephen Chbosky |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
Mary H.K. Choi |
Yolk |
Juno Dawson |
This Book Is Gay |
Jonathan Evison |
Lawn Boy |
John Green |
Looking for Alaska |
Melissa Grey |
Valiant Ladies |
Ellen Hopkins |
Tricks |
Ellen Hopkins |
Tilt |
Ellen Hopkins |
Smoke |
Ellen Hopkins |
Perfect |
Ellen Hopkins |
Identical |
Ellen Hopkins |
Glass |
Ellen Hopkins |
Burned |
Khaled Hosseini |
The Kite Runner |
Tiffany D. Jackson |
Allegedly |
George M. Johnson |
All Boys Aren’t Blue |
Rupi Kaur |
The Sun and Her Flowers |
Kody Keplinger |
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend |
Maia Kobabe |
Gender Queer: A Memoir |
Susan Kuklin |
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out |
Trudy Ludwig |
The Invisible Boy |
Sarah J. Maas |
A Court of Mist and Fury |
Patricia McCormick |
Sold |
Lisa McMann |
Fade |
Casey McQuiston |
Red, White, and Royal Blue |
Toni Morrison |
The Bluest Eye |
Toni Morrison |
Beloved |
Lauren Myracle |
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale |
Lauren Myracle |
The Infinite Moment of Us |
Lauren Myracle |
l8r, g8r |
Jennifer Niven |
Breathless |
Alice Oseman |
Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella |
Alice Oseman |
Heartstopper, Vol. 4 |
Alice Oseman |
Heartstopper, Vol. 3 |
Alice Oseman |
Heartstopper, Vol. 2 |
Alice Oseman |
Heartstopper, Vol. 1 |
Ashley Hope Pérez |
Out of Darkness |
Jodi Picoult |
Nineteen Minutes |
Jackie Morse Kessler |
Rage |
Paul Ruditis |
Rainbow Party |
Amy Reed |
The Nowhere Girls |
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely |
All American Boys |
Rainbow Rowell |
Eleanor & Park |
Elizabeth Scott |
Living Dead Girl |
Nic Sheff |
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines |
Adam Silvera |
More Happy Than Not |
Beatrice Sparks |
Go Ask Alice |
Garth Stein |
The Art of Racing in the Rain |
Raina Telgemeier |
Drama: A Graphic Novel |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
Slaughterhouse-Five |
Jessica Walton |
Stars in their Eyes |