Iowa Banned Books List
A Scatter of Light
Lo, MalindaAn Instant New York Times Bestseller "Full of yearning, ponderances about art and what it means to be an artist, and self-revelation, A Scatter of ...
View full detailsAlice Austen Lived Here
Gino, AlexFrom the award-winning author of Melissa, a phenomenal novel about queerness past, present, and future. Sam is very in touch with their own queer i...
View full detailsAll Boys Aren't Blue
Johnson, George M.A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature stories. In a series of personal essays, promine...
View full detailsAll the Things We Do in the Dark
Mitchell, SaundraSadie meets Girl in Pieces in this dark, emotional thriller by acclaimed author Saundra Mitchell. Something happened to Ava. The curving scar on he...
View full detailsAnd Tango Makes Three
Richardson, Justin ; Parnell, PeterSelected as an ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee and a Lambda Literary Award Finalist And Tango Makes Three is the heartwarming true story of two...
View full detailsAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Sáenz, Benjamin AlireNow a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Aristotle is an angry teen ...
View full detailsBitter
Emezi, AkwaekeFrom National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed Pet that explores both the importance and cost ...
View full detailsChlorine
Song, JadeIn the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark u...
View full detailsFalling Hard
Franco, Betsy100 Love Poems by Teenagers From an acclaimed anthologist comes this unforgettable collection of one hundred poems by teenagers, capturing the vert...
View full detailsFlamer
Curato, MikeAward-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, ...
View full detailsGender Identity
Petrikowski, Nicki PeterGender Identity offers guidance and information concerning the issue of gender identity, covering the forms of being transgender, as well as how to...
View full detailsGender Queer
Kobabe, MaiaIn 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever ...
View full detailsGracefully Grayson
Polonsky, Ami"Tenderly and courageously told, Gracefully Grayson is a small miracle of a book. Its story is so compelling I found myself holding my breath as I ...
View full detailsHeartstopper: vol. 1
Oseman, AliceHeartstopper, Book #1 Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, lo...
View full detailsHeartstopper: vol. 2
Oseman, AliceHeartstopper, Book #2 The second book in the delightfully sweet Heartstopper series, featuring beautiful two-color artwork! Now streaming on Netfli...
View full detailsHeartstopper: vol. 3
Oseman, AliceHeartstopper, Book #3 The third volume in the poignant and sweet Heartstopper series, featuring beautiful two-color artwork! Now streaming on Netf...
View full detailsHeartstopper: vol. 4
Oseman, AliceHeartstopper, Book #4 The fourth volume in the wonderfully sweet Heartstopper series, featuring gorgeous two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netfli...
View full detailsHeartstopper: vol. 5
Oseman, AliceHeartstopper, Book #5 Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything ...
View full detailsHeat Wave
Klune, TJExtraordinaries, Book #3 The explosive finale to the Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune! School's out for the su...
View full detailsHistory Is All You Left Me
Silvera, AdamA special deluxe edition featuring an introduction by Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda; dis...
View full detailsHurricane Child
Callender, KacenWinner of the Stonewall Book Award Winner of the Lambda Literary Award Prepare to be swept up by this exquisite novel that reminds us that grief an...
View full detailsIvy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
Blake, Ashley HerringIn the wake of a destructive tornado, Ivy Aberdeen develops feelings for another girl in this stunning, tender novel about emerging identity, perfe...
View full detailsJulián Is a Mermaid
Love, JessicaIn an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. While riding the sub...
View full detailsKate in Waiting
Albertalli, BeckyFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and rom-com queen Becky Albertalli comes a buoyant new novel about daring to step out of the shadows and ...
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