The Obscenity List
Chronicling the taxpayer-funded, overtly-sexualized and culturally-politicized books available and promoted to our children through the public school libraries
As of: 3/13/2022
George by Alex Gino Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely profanity, drug use, and alcoholism, promotes anti-police views
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Reasons: bias against male students, inclusion of graphic rape and profanity
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin Reasons: promotes anti-police views
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin Reasons: explicit LGBTQIA+ content
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss, illustrated by EG Keller Reasons: LGBTQIA+
Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content; for discussing gender identity and sex education; sexually explicit illustrations
A Quick and Easy Guide to Sex and Disability by A. Andrews (Illustrator)
Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack, illustrated by Stevie Lewis Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content; promotion of gender dysphoria
I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content
Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content
And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson illustrated by Henry Cole Reason: LGBTQIA+ content
Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator); Tristan Jimerson
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Reasons: promoting teen suicide
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki Reasons: profanity, sexual references, and certain illustrations
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Reason: LGBTQIA+ content
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan Reason: LGBTQIA+ content
Looking for Alaska written by John Green Reasons: promotion of adolescent “sexual experimentation”
Big Hard Sex Criminals written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky Reason: sexually explicit
Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread written by Chuck Palahniuk Reasons: sexual explicitness
Habibi, by Craig Thompson Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter Reasons: promotion of Islam
It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris Reasons: child pornography
Saga, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit illlustrations
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl, by Tanya Lee Stone Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit,
The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa Reasons: nudity, sex education, sexually explicit
What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones Reasons: nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit
Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
Lush, by Natasha Friend Reasons: drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit
Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit
Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper Reasons: sexually explicit, unsuited to age group
Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, unsuited to age group
Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, offensive language
King & King, by Linda deHaan Reason: LGBTQIA+ content
Bob The Ladybug, by Tom Starling
Reason: Trans
The Boy Who Cried Fabulous, by Leslea Newman
The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived, by Daniel Errico
Daddy’s Roommate, by Michael Willhoite
The Different Drago, by Jennifer Bryan
Hugs of Three: My Daddies and Me, by Dr. Stacey Bromberg
The Pronoun Book by Gem Milton
Kiss Number 8, by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw
Lumberjanes Original Graphic Novel: The Infernal Compass
Meal, by Blue Delliquanti
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Graphic Novel, by Roy Terciero
Stage Dreams, by Melanie Gillman
Albert the Confused Manatee, by Christopher Straub
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert