Central York School District (2021) Banned Books List

1.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,172 ratings
2.
The Butterfly
The Butterfly 4.40 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
3.
Mrs. Katz and Tush
Mrs. Katz and Tush 4.39 avg rating — 2,246 ratings
4.
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 4.50 avg rating — 1,553 ratings
5.
Malala's Magic Pencil
Malala's Magic Pencil 4.52 avg rating — 5,295 ratings
6.
Mae Among the Stars
Mae Among the Stars 4.25 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
7.
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Alma and How She Got Her Name 4.37 avg rating — 5,751 ratings
7.
Hair Love
Hair Love 4.58 avg rating — 9,620 ratings
9.
The Undefeated
The Undefeated 4.63 avg rating — 7,180 ratings
10.
Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
by: Oge Mora
4.44 avg rating — 4,543 ratings
11.
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut 4.38 avg rating — 4,833 ratings
12.
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (A Latino Book of Concepts)
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (A Latino Book of Concepts) 4.21 avg rating — 709 ratings
13.
Those Shoes
Those Shoes 4.46 avg rating — 4,002 ratings
14.
Smoky Night
Smoky Night 3.91 avg rating — 7,416 ratings
15.
Full, Full, Full of Love
Full, Full, Full of Love 4.26 avg rating — 497 ratings
16.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
17.
Islandborn
Islandborn 4.47 avg rating — 4,649 ratings
18.
Refugee
Refugee 4.37 avg rating — 78,599 ratings
19.
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving 4.02 avg rating — 741 ratings
20.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music 4.27 avg rating — 3,803 ratings
21.
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace 4.37 avg rating — 14,213 ratings
22.
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists, 2)
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists, 2) 4.20 avg rating — 490 ratings
23.
Drawn Together
Drawn Together
by: Minh Lê
4.41 avg rating — 6,163 ratings
24.
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad 4.49 avg rating — 16,554 ratings
24.
A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z
A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z 4.39 avg rating — 423 ratings
26.
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by: Grace Lin
4.20 avg rating — 3,900 ratings
27.
The Other Side
The Other Side 4.51 avg rating — 8,550 ratings
28.
Julián Is a Mermaid
Julián Is a Mermaid 4.50 avg rating — 10,298 ratings
29.
The Year of the Book (Anna Wang, #1)
The Year of the Book (Anna Wang, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,474 ratings
30.
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work 4.39 avg rating — 7,351 ratings
31.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 4.40 avg rating — 6,689 ratings
32.
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor) 4.11 avg rating — 576 ratings
32.
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights 4.42 avg rating — 1,603 ratings
34.
Under My Hijab
Under My Hijab
by: Hena Khan
4.39 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
35.
Who Was Maria Tallchief?
Who Was Maria Tallchief? 4.09 avg rating — 525 ratings
36.
Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine
Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine 4.19 avg rating — 796 ratings
37.
Your Name Is a Song
Your Name Is a Song 4.54 avg rating — 2,242 ratings
38.
All American Boys
All American Boys 4.29 avg rating — 49,114 ratings
39.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People 4.36 avg rating — 1,740 ratings
40.
Lily and Dunkin
Lily and Dunkin 4.21 avg rating — 8,310 ratings
41.
Bilal Cooks Daal
Bilal Cooks Daal 4.24 avg rating — 1,263 ratings
41.
The Friendship Code (Girls Who Code, #1)
The Friendship Code (Girls Who Code, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 817 ratings
43.
Always My Dad
Always My Dad 3.79 avg rating — 52 ratings
44.
American as Paneer Pie
American as Paneer Pie 4.23 avg rating — 1,808 ratings
45.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga 4.33 avg rating — 2,644 ratings
46.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 4.47 avg rating — 53,565 ratings
47.
Too Many Tamales
Too Many Tamales
by: Gary Soto
4.15 avg rating — 4,875 ratings
48.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating — 107,845 ratings
49.
Freedom in Congo Square
Freedom in Congo Square 4.27 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
50.
Each Kindness
Each Kindness 4.42 avg rating — 7,724 ratings
51.
Encounter (Voyager Books)
Encounter (Voyager Books) 4.16 avg rating — 1,842 ratings
52.
Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty 4.29 avg rating — 4,908 ratings
52.
Our Class is a Family
Our Class is a Family 4.56 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
54.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
The Story of Ruby Bridges 4.44 avg rating — 12,960 ratings
54.
The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring
The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring 4.15 avg rating — 177 ratings
56.
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra 4.16 avg rating — 3,428 ratings
56.
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Hey, Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band 4.25 avg rating — 134 ratings
58.
Home of the Brave: An American History Book for Kids 15 Immigrants Who Shaped U.S. History
Home of the Brave: An American History Book for Kids 15 Immigrants Who Shaped U.S. History 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings
59.
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress 4.14 avg rating — 1,988 ratings
59.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 4.19 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
59.
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue 3.68 avg rating — 166 ratings
62.
The Name Jar
The Name Jar 4.38 avg rating — 6,707 ratings
62.
How Many Stars in the Sky? (Reading Rainbow Books)
How Many Stars in the Sky? (Reading Rainbow Books) 3.79 avg rating — 105 ratings
64.
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez 4.37 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
64.
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain 4.26 avg rating — 892 ratings
64.
Saturday
Saturday
by: Oge Mora
4.50 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
64.
I Promise
I Promise 4.24 avg rating — 2,024 ratings
68.
I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl! (1) (I'm a Girl! Collection)
I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl! (1) (I'm a Girl! Collection) 4.48 avg rating — 191 ratings
69.
Cece Loves Science
Cece Loves Science really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 791 ratings
69.
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag 4.34 avg rating — 1,931 ratings
69.
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All 4.22 avg rating — 581 ratings
72.
I Am Every Good Thing
I Am Every Good Thing 4.61 avg rating — 3,516 ratings
72.
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me 4.45 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
74.
I Am Enough
I Am Enough 4.33 avg rating — 11,640 ratings
74.
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books)
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) 4.37 avg rating — 2,214 ratings
74.
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings
74.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation 4.41 avg rating — 6,282 ratings
78.
Let the Children March
Let the Children March 4.57 avg rating — 2,040 ratings
78.
Malala Yousafzai (A True Book: Biographies) (A True Book (Relaunch))
Malala Yousafzai (A True Book: Biographies) (A True Book (Relaunch)) 4.09 avg rating — 69 ratings
80.
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
Max and the Tag-Along Moon 4.04 avg rating — 896 ratings
80.
Dreamers
Dreamers 4.43 avg rating — 6,865 ratings
80.
Like the Moon Loves the Sky
Like the Moon Loves the Sky
by: Hena Khan
4.15 avg rating — 738 ratings
80.
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Mango, Abuela, and Me 4.26 avg rating — 2,013 ratings
84.
Jabari Jumps
Jabari Jumps 4.38 avg rating — 5,376 ratings
84.
Lulu and the Duck in the Park (Lulu, #1)
Lulu and the Duck in the Park (Lulu, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
84.
Escuchando con mi Corazón: Un cuento de bondad y autocompasión
Escuchando con mi Corazón: Un cuento de bondad y autocompasión 4.42 avg rating — 581 ratings
84.
WeirDo (WeirDo #1)
WeirDo (WeirDo #1)
by: Anh Do
4.11 avg rating — 2,308 ratings
88.
Carmela Full of Wishes
Carmela Full of Wishes 4.05 avg rating — 2,445 ratings
88.
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina 4.32 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
88.
What Is the Women's Rights Movement?
What Is the Women's Rights Movement? 4.14 avg rating — 490 ratings
91.
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx 4.29 avg rating — 522 ratings
91.
The Hate You Give
The Hate You Give 4.46 avg rating — 986,358 ratings
91.
What Was Stonewall?
What Was Stonewall? 4.21 avg rating — 369 ratings
94.
What Was the March on Washington?
What Was the March on Washington? 4.13 avg rating — 527 ratings
95.
Mixed Me!
Mixed Me! 3.82 avg rating — 980 ratings
95.
What Was the Underground Railroad?
What Was the Underground Railroad? 4.26 avg rating — 1,193 ratings
97.
Rap A Tap Tap
Rap A Tap Tap 4.01 avg rating — 781 ratings
97.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating — 91,858 ratings
97.
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure 3.73 avg rating — 660 ratings
97.
What Were the Negro Leagues?
What Were the Negro Leagues? 4.29 avg rating — 178 ratings
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