The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Lists

Here are a list of books you may be interested in!

These are the book that I've read in middle school high school and as an adult.
There are books that I haven't read also that I've added to this list.

El amor en mil colores

This was the third top category of banned books according to Pen America (https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/)

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“Thirteen Reasons Why” By Jay Asher
The original book that inspired the widely popular Netflix series in 2017 is about a young high school freshman’s motivations behind her suicide, disturbingly portrays the devastating repercussions of experiencing trauma in adolescence. This has been banned because of sexual discussions and suicide.

“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews
This is a novel about a socially awkward high school senior who, along with his friend and fellow amateur filmmaker, befriends a classmate who is dying of leukemia. Though the novel is very popular, it has been frequently banned due to complaints about sexually explicit content as well as discussions of death and dying deemed inappropriate.

“The Sun and Her Flowers” by Rupi Kaur
This is the poet's second book of poetry, a follow-up to the immensely popular "Milk and Honey”, which was also widely banned when released. This collection, like the first, touches on themes of abuse, trauma, infanticide and violence.

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
This book which later became a movie is about a socially awkward teen named Charlie who is always watching life from the sidelines, until he meets two charismatic students and gets into a series of misadventures. This is often banned because of its discussions of sexuality.

“Lucky” by Alice Sebold
This is a memoir written by the author of the popular book "The Lovely Bones". In this memoir Sebold details in explicit detail her rape and brutal assault while a freshman in the 1980’s. While the depiction of sexual assault is the reason for its banning, it is really about what happens after and her experiences navigating family, friends, the medical establishment and the legal system.

“Ghost Boys” By Jewell Parker Rhodes
This story is about a 12-year-old boy named Jerome who is shot and killed by a police officer who mistook his toy gun for a real one. As a ghost, Jerome observes his family’s and communities’ devastation and the rise of a movement. This story is often banned because of discussions of race and racism.

“The Hate U Give” By Angie Thomas
This best-selling debut novel, The Hate U Give, follows a teenage girl who, after witnessing her Black friend killed by the police, grapples with the aftermath of his death. The novel eventually became a film in 2018 and is a sobering story of racism, police brutality and activism. This is another book frequently banned for discussing racism by police.

Tennessee has the fourth most book challenges in 2023 according to the ALA (https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/book-ban-data)

The books on this list were chosen from The Tennessean (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2023/07/17/tennessee-book-bans-here-are-the-titles-challenged-in-the-state/70407318007/)

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“The 57 bus” by Dashka Slater
This controversial nonfiction book for teens tells the story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California. It has been banned because of its themes of race and gender.

“The Hate U Give” By Angie Thomas
This best-selling debut novel follows a teenage girl who, after witnessing her Black friend killed by the police, grapples with the aftermath of his death. The novel eventually became a film in 2018 and is a sobering story of racism, police brutality and activism. This is another book frequently banned for discussing racism by police.

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
This book which later became a movie is about a socially awkward teen named Charlie who is always watching life from the sidelines, until he meets two charismatic students and gets into a series of misadventures. This is often banned because of its discussions of sexuality.

"A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas
This is a popular series of fantasy novels about a young woman who is taken to a faerie kingdom at war. These books are banned in numerous school districts around the country because they contain sex scenes and themes of abusive relationships.

“Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell
This story follows the final year of magical schooling for Simon Snow, who is prophesied to defeat the evil force that has been wreaking havoc for years. This novel is very up front about having queer characters and thus has been banned because of gender and sexuality discussions.

Cozy reads

Top 13 for 2022
ALA documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago.

Books i have read that exist in Openlibrary. I am a very book-obsessed person as i love to read books!I can read everything,but romance is my favourite genre!

1st book start

Teen books

My infinitely long reading list

2020 School Closure

A collection of ebooks for my wonderful students.

Impactful, inspiring, delightful, captivating (to me)

Books I want to read

stuff i have read or want to read

Stories that take place in present time, and are about ordinary people.

These are books I simply didn't care for, either they bored me to death reading them, didn't simply understand the story, or I just simply didn't care for the story in general; I usually rate these book 2 stars.

Disclaimer: books with this rating aren't necessarily bad per say as I don't think any book can be bad enough to be considered terrible; it simply means I didn't care for it, and that's it.

must read b4 18