Bless Me Ultima, Rudolfo A. Anaya. Norwood School District, Norwood, CO: Pulled but returned to shelves. Complaint: Profanity.
Deenie, Judy Blume. Spring Hill School District, Hernando County, FL: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Masturbation.
Dance On My Grave, Aidan Chambers. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
Horse, Juliet Clutton-Brock. Smith Elementary School, Helena, MT: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Promotes evolution.
Am I Blue?, Bruce Corville. Eighth-grade Language Arts class, Solon, IA: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Explores a boy’s confusion with his sexual identity.
Athletic Short Stories, Chris Cruthcer. Eighth-grade Language Arts class, Solon, IA: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Story is about a man who befriends a young man dying of AIDS.
You Look Too Young to be a Mom, Deborah Davis. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
Deal With It!, Esther Drill. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained; Gilbert, AZ: Removed. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
Eight Seconds, Jean Ferris. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
The Slave Dancer, Paula Fox. East Middle School, Shelbyville, KY: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Too-graphic depiction of the slave trade.
Marijuana Grower’s Guide, Mel Frank, Ed Rosenthal. Teton County Public Library, Jackson, WY: Challenged but retained. Complaint: “A how-to criminal manual.”
Good Moon Rising, Nancy Garden. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
The Drowning of Stephan Jones, Bette Greene. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
A Raisin In the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry. Community High School, Normal, IL: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Degrading to African Americans.
Hey Dollface, Deborah Hautzig. Memorial Library System, Montgomery County, TX: Challenged but retained. Complaint: Gay-positive themes.
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