Book Résumés
Book Résumés help teachers, librarians, parents, and community members defend books from censorship. They detail each title’s significance and educational value and are easy to share with administrators, book review committees, elected officials, and board members.
Bookmark this page! Thousands of library books face censorship, so new book résumés are added on a regular basis.
Summer of Brave
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
That Flag
That’s Betty!: The Story of Betty White
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives
The ABCs of Black History
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Baby Tree
The Best Man
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
The Bluest Eye
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
The Bridge
The Color Purple
The Day You Begin
The Deep & Dark Blue
The Downstairs Girl
The Family Book
The Fault in Our Stars
The Getaway
The Gift of Ramadan
The Unite Against Book Bans campaign is organized by the American Library Association and was launched with the generous support of the Steve & Loree Potash Family Foundation and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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