Crack open the pages of controversy with us as we venture through the tangled web of banned and challenged books.  Today, we're drafting our team of banned books, each picking three books we love that are frequently banned or challenged.

Join us and discover how these books are more than just stories; they're crucial conversations on racism, marginalized communities, and the raw truths of adolescence that are at risk of being silenced.

Team Abigail: 

• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Looking for Alaska by John Green
• The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Team Emily: 

• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines
• Native Son by Richard Wright
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Plus, books we've read lately:

• Everyone on this Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
• The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

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