Updated: Every Texas School District Book Ban

Update published April 24, 2024: On April 16, the nonprofit literary organization Pen America published the latest results from its ongoing study that tracks the nation's school book bans. In the early part of 2023, Texas led the nation in school book bans, but when the fall semester of last year rolled around, Florida had taken a substantial lead. This is where the Sunshine State sits now that the totals from the fall semester (July 1 – December 31, 2023) have been tallied.

The new report, "Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis," reveals that there were 4,349 instances of book bans recorded by PEN America during the 2023 fall semester.

The globally recognized free-speech advocacy group included in its list books that were "restricted or diminished, for either limited or indefinite periods of time." Some of them have since been added back onto shelves after a review process.

"PEN America recorded more school book bans during the first six months of the 2023–24 school year than in all of 2022–23," the report's introduction states. According to the report, four Texas districts notched 141 book bans in the fall semester, bringing the Lone Star State's cumulative total to more than 1,500 from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. A complete list of banned titles will be released later.

"Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis" notes that while the bans are increasing and bans have been tracked in 42 states across districts that are both politically red and blue, resistance to banning efforts is also increasing.

"Students have routinely pushed back against the idea that book bans protect them from complicated topics," the report read.

The banned-book list at the bottom of this article represents the specific titles of banned books by Texas districts for the school year ending in the summer of 2023. A spokesperson for PEN America told the Observer a new index of banned books for the 2023–24 school year will be released later this year.

Our original article from September 2023 is updated with new and current information below.

The battle over what kids can read and learn rages on, apparently with no end in sight. State Rep. Jared Patterson, a Frisco Republican, has spearheaded the charge to strip schools of supposedly “sexually explicit material” via the so-called READER Act.

Certain politicians say there is porn on the shelves in districts statewide. Librarians insist there is not.

Texas’ banned-book selection is varied. The usual suspects are there, to be sure — lots about race and gender and sexuality — but there are some more surprising options, too. Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen Hawking got the boot in one North Texas district; the Bible did in another. Titles from the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien were thrown into the bin, as were books by Margaret Atwood, including The Handmaid’s Tale.

Patterson would likely be proud of his hometown: Frisco ISD has been among the most active book-banning districts in Texas — and, it seems, the nation.

An "unprecedented" surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023.

PEN America recorded 4,349 instances of book bans across 23 states. The report says more books were banned in those six months than in the 12 months of the 2022-2023 school year. https://t.co/N071oefvZa

— PEN America (@PENamerica) April 17, 2024

And the pyre continues to grow. Since PEN America’s list came out, Katy ISD has apparently chucked at least 14 more books from shelves, including titles by beloved children’s authors Eric Carle, Judy Blume and Dr. Seuss, the Houston Chronicle reported in September.

Thanks to the GOP’s effective messaging, many conservative parents may believe that public schools are the equivalent of smutty bookstores. When signing the READER Act into law in June, Abbott vowed that it would help prevent the state’s youth from accessing naughty lit.

"Some school libraries have books with sexually explicit and vulgar materials," he said at the time. "I'm signing a law that gets that trash out of our schools."

Kasey Meehan, director of the Freedom to Read project at PEN America, pushed back against the idea of schools being riddled with vulgar and obscene content.

“Books are brought into schools thoughtfully,” she told the Observer. “Books that touch on challenging topics — that doesn’t mean they’re automatically obscene or vulgar. But we see the way in which these terms are being conflated, to just pull large swaths of books and lots of types of different literature and stories and identities off shelves for student access.”

In a separate new report, Texas again led the way in book bans. The American Library Association found that last year the state made 93 attempts to restrict access to nearly 2,350 titles.

Our most challenged book, according to the ALA? The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.

Some young Texans are getting organized. Cameron Samuels, a former Katy ISD student and the executive director of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in September about the book bans sweeping the state and nation.

“Historically, censorship is never on the right side of history. My state is home to 8 million people under the age of 20, and since everything is bigger in Texas, we lead the nation for book bans,” Samuels said. “Censorship impacts our futures. Students deserve to be decision-makers.

“Censorship is undemocratic.”

Hear, hear.

Cameron Samuels is a student at Brandeis University and graduated high school in Katy, Texas.

They’re working to protect access to books for young people in Texas.

“We must recognize the decisions of individual families do not supersede students' rights to our own education.” pic.twitter.com/FP80OnPICR

— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) September 12, 2023

A Brief Note Regarding PEN America's List

Below is the PEN America list of banned-book instances that occurred in Texas between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. The nonprofit's tally is totaled by ban incident, not title. So, All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson counts as five bans because it was restricted across five Texas districts: Belton, Conroe, Frisco, Humble and Keller ISDs.

Belton ISD (7 Books)

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
After by Amy Efaw
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A. F. Venable

Conroe ISD (79 Books)

The Haters by Jesse Andrews
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Flamer by Mike Curato
This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
The Handsome Girl & Her Beautiful Boy by B. T. Gottfred
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
I Never by Laura Hopper
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger
It by Stephen King
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand
Lightbringer by Claire Legrand
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 10 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 11 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 12 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 13 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 14 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 15 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 16 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 17 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 18 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 19 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 2 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 20 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 21 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 3 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 4 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 5 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 6 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 7 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 8 by Yūsei Matsui
Assassination Classroom, Vol. 9 by Yūsei Matsui
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Blazed by Jason Myers
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Breathless by Jennifer Niven
Beautiful by Amy Reed
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Push by Sapphire
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (3 Books)

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Blankets by Craig Thompson

Fort Worth ISD (3 Books)

Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up by Heather Corinna
Flamer by Mike Curato
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Frisco ISD (368 Books)

Editor's Note: For the updated status of books in the Frisco ISD, visit here.

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
Public Enemies by Ann Aguirre
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
The Damned by Renée Ahdieh
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
The Secrets of Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
The Haters by Jesse Andrews
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood, Vol. 2 by Hirohiko Araki
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood, Vol. 3 by Hirohiko Araki
Watcher in the Woods: A Rockton Novel by Kelley Armstrong
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood
King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
City of Light, City of Dark by Avi
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Killer Spirit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Doomraga's Revenge by T. A. Barron
Merlin's Dragon by T. A. Barron
Shadows on the Stars by T. A. Barron
The Book of Magic by T. A. Barron
The Eternal Flame by T. A. Barron
The Fires of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron
The Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Mirror of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Seven Songs of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Wings of Merlin by T. A. Barron
Ultimate Magic by T. A. Barron
The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century by Neal Bascomb
Cursed Pirate Girl by Jeremy A. Bastian
You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin
Queer: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience by Anuradha Bhagwati
Forever… by Judy Blume
Man Walks on the Moon by Valerie Bodden
M.L.K.: Journey of a King by Tonya Bolden
In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
The Darkest Legacy by Alexandra Bracken
Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown
Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
Victoria and the Rogue by Meg Cabot
There's No Place Like Home by Jen Calonita
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Soupy Leaves Home by Cecil Castellucci
Eden Conquered by Joelle Charbonneau
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare
Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements
City Love by Susane Colasanti
Illegal by Eoin Colfer
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World by Ilene Cooper
The Loudness by Nick Courage
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Prey by Michael Crichton
Original Fake by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings
Flamer by Mike Curato
Fire Star by Chris d’Lacey
Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Blue Bloods: After Life by Melissa de la Cruz
Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz
Lost in Time by Melissa de la Cruz
Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
Misguided Angel by Melissa de la Cruz
Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz
The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly
Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly
Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier
Better Than Perfect by Simone Elkeles
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles
Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy x Family, Vol. 2 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy x Family, Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy x Family, Vol. 4 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy x Family, Vol. 5 by Tatsuya Endo
Spy x Family, Vol. 6 by Tatsuya Endo
The Dead Inside by Cyndy Drew Etler
We Can't Be Friends: A True Story by Cyndy Drew Etler
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Zombies Don't Cry by Rusty Fischer
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming
The Chupacabra by Jean Flitcroft
The Pacific Giants by Jean Flitcroft
Adventures of a Kid Magician by Justin Flom
The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Dime by E. R. Frank
Life is Funny by E. R. Frank
The Big Questions Book of Sex and Consent by Donna Freitas
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
Imprison the Sky by A. C. Gaughen
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay
Blue Window by Adina Rishe Gewirtz
Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Code of Honor by Alan Gratz
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Home Run by Tim Green
Left Out by Tim Green
Hooked by Catherine Greenman
Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
The Abduction by John Grisham
The Accomplice by John Grisham
The Accused by John Grisham
The Activist by John Grisham
The Fugitive by John Grisham
The Scandal by John Grisham
Friends Forever by Shannon Hale
The Line by Teri Hall
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
P. S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen Hawking
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry
Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse
Crystal Kingdom by Amanda Hocking
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
D-Day: The World War II Invasion that Changed History by Deborah Hopkinson
I Never by Laura Hopper
Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz
Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz
Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz
Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz
Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The Gadgets by Anthony Horowitz
D. Gray-Man by Katsura Hoshino
The Devil's Intern by Donna Hosie
Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck
Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington by Jacqueline Houtman
Ensnared by A. G. Howard
Untamed by A. G. Howard
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones
Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
The City We Became: A Novel by N. K. Jemisin
Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June
A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata
Those That Wake by Jesse Karp
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth by Jo Langford
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C. B. Lee
House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo
Timescape by Robert Liparulo
Anything But Okay by Sarah Darer Littman
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu
Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu
Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie Liu
Monstress, Vol. 4: The Chosen by Marjorie Liu
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd by Mary Losure
Messenger by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Hero by Mike Lupica
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
The Outcast by Taran Matharu
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Firebug by Lish McBride
Man o' War by Cory McCarthy
Sold by Patricia McCormick
The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
What Goes Around by Denene Millner
All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell
Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The November Criminals by Sam Munson
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
Shine by Lauren Myracle
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
The Mark by Jen Nadol
The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell
Asking for It by Louise O’Neill
Soul Eater, Vol. 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Soul Eater, Vol. 2 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Soul Eater, Vol. 3 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Soul Eater, Vol. 4 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Soul Eater, Vol. 5 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Consent by Nancy Ohlin
Ringer by Lauren Oliver
Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel
1984 by George Orwell
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
The Fire by James Patterson
The Gift by James Patterson
The Kiss by James Patterson
The Lost by James Patterson
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
The River by Gary Paulsen
The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson
The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
The Battle Against Polio by Stephanie True Peters
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Black Knight by Christopher Pike
Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Frost Like Night by Sarah Raasch
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Deadly Class, Vol. 1: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender
Space Battle Lunchtime, Vol. 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess
Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice by Susan Goldman Rubin
The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury
And They Lived… by Steven Salvatore
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Diamond and Dawn by Lyra Selene
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Zom-B: Gladiator by Darren Shan
The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai
Lifeblood by Gena Showalter
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Ambush by Obert Skye
Choke by Obert Skye
Pillage by Obert Skye
Chicken Girl by Heather Smith
A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith
Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
Peak by Roland Smith
The Edge by Roland Smith
Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by Judith St. George
The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Pox, Pus and Plague by John Townsend
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Sterling Illustrated Classics) by Mark Twain
#Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Master Keaton, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 10 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 2 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 3 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 4 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 5 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 6 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 7 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 8 by Naoki Urasawa
Master Keaton, Vol. 9 by Naoki Urasawa
Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Graphic Novel) by Jules Verne
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt
Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Spinning by Tillie Walden
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker
Far from Normal by Becky Wallace
Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 by Andrea White
And I Darken by Kiersten White
Now I Rise by Kiersten White
The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Rat Queens, Vol. 3: Demons by Kurtis J. Wiebe
Doing It!: Let's Talk About Sex by Hannah Witton
The Last Star by Rick Yancey
The Epidemic by Suzanne Young
The Program by Suzanne Young
The Remedy by Suzanne Young
The Treatment by Suzanne Young
A Rational Explanation by Tiffany Youngblood
The Dirt on Mr. Claxton by Tiffany Youngblood

Humble ISD (2 Books)

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Jacksonville ISD (1 Book)

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Katy ISD (2 Books)

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

Keller ISD (85 Books)

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood
Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity by Michael Cart
The Pants Project by Cat Clarke
Flamer by Mike Curato
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Ari Folman
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
Melissa (George) by Alex Gino
Forever for a Year by B. T. Gottfred
The Nerdy and the Dirty by B. T. Gottfred
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Glass by Ellen Hopkins
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Tilt by Ellen Hopkins
Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Misfits by James Howe
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings
The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Afterward by Jennifer Mathieu
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Assassination Classroom by Yūsei Matsui
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Fade by Lisa McMann
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
A + E 4ever by I. Merey
No More Poems!: A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse by Rhett Miller
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel) by Erika Moen
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
47 by Walter Mosley
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Breathless by Jennifer Niven
Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper, Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper, Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper, Vol. 4 by Alice Oseman
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
The Downside of Being Up by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Bible by Unknown
Go with the Flow by Lily Williams

Lake Travis ISD (14 Books)

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
Rick by Alex Gino
Love Lies Beneath by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle
Birthday by Meredith Russo
Push by Sapphire
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

Spring Branch ISD (3 Books)

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph

Texarkana ISD (58 Books)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
They Called Themselves The K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Striving for Equality: LGBTQ Athletes Claim the Field by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide: The Real Deal on Going Out, Growing Up, and Other Guy Stuff by Jeremy Daldry
Glitter by Babygirl Daniels
This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant: Teenagers Talk About their Pregnancy by Anrenee Englander
We March by Shane W. Evans
The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen
Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK by Henry L. Gates
Melissa (George) by Alex Gino
Antonio's Card/La tarjeta de Antonio by Rigoberto González
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation by Miles Hyman
A Baby Doesn't Make the Man: Alternative Sources of Power and Manhood for Young Men by Raymond Jamiolkowski
The Test by Peggy Kern
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
Grown in 60 Seconds by Darrien Lee
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture by Sue Limb
Ash by Malinda Lo
Dateable: Are You? Are They? by Justin Lookadoo
Sonny's House of Spies by George Ella Lyon
Hands Up! By Breanna J. McDaniel
Gender Issues (Living with a Special Need) by Kenneth McIntosh
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
Reluctantly Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Teenage Sex and Pregnancy by Peggy J. Parks
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
Gender Identity (Teen Mental Health) by Nicki Peter Petrikowski
Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
As I Descended by Robin Talley
Drama: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Teens and LGBT Issues by Christine Wilcox
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun by Jacqueline Woodson