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Freedom to Read for Teens

Explore these frequently challenged or banned books for 13-17 years from all over the world!

Wood Buffalo Regional Library

63 items

  • The Queens' English

    the Young Readers' LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

    Davis, Chloe O.,
    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. — YA 306.7603 DAV
  • You Are Not Alone

    Finding Your LGBTQ Community

    Quist, Jeremy
    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    eBook, 2020National Highlights Inc., 2020
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate, sexually explicit, and its language.
    Book, 2017[Toronto] : Dancing Cat Books, [2017] — YA DIMALINE
  • You Know, Sex

    Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things!

    Silverberg, Cory,
    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate and LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : Seven Stories Press, Triange Square Books for Young Readers, [2022] — SILVERBE
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate and violent.
    Book, 2021Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021] — NONI
  • Transgender Lives

    Complex Stories, Complex Voice

    Cronn-Mills, Kirstin, 1968-
    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2014Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2014] — 306.768 CRO
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate and sexually explicit.
    eBook, 2015Abrams, 2015
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate, sexually explicit, and LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2020London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2020. — YA OSEMAN
  • Growing Up Trans

    in Our Own Words

    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2021Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021. — 306.76 GRO
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for its language and for being age inappropriate.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018. — UKAZU vol 1
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate.
    eBook, 2016The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2016
  • Beyond Male and Female

    The Gender Identity Spectrum

    Walker, Anita R.
    This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    eBook, 2020National Highlights Inc., 2020
  • The ACOTAR series titles were included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being age inappropriate and sexually explicit.
    Book, 2022New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. — YA MAAS
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2019Vanves : Hachette romans, [2019] — OSEMAN
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Graphic Novel, 2022Portland, Oregon : Oni Press, 2022. — KOBABE
  • This title has been ranked 2nd in the "Top 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2023" by the American Library Association
    Book, 2020New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020. — 306.76 JOH
  • This title was included in the Canadian Federation of Library Association's report on Titles, Authors and Programs Challenged in 2023 for being LGBTQIA+ positive.
    Book, 2021Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, 2021. — YA 306.766 DAW
  • This title has been ranked 4th in the "Top 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2023" by the American Library Association
    Book, 2019New York : MTV Books/Gallery Books, 2019. — YA CHBOSKY
  • This title has been ranked 5th in the "Top 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2023" by the American Library Association
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — CURATO
  • This title has been ranked 6th in the "Top 10 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2023" by the American Library Association
    Book, 1993New York : Knopf, 1993. — MORRISON