Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls book banning a “Hoax”. Any by all rights any of the books listed on this site are available to legally purchase if an avid reader wishes to do so. However many public school boards have chosen to remove the books from the school district libraries. Many of these books depict characters that identify as LGBTQ+, or explore topics such as totalitarianism and oppression. Here are the Top 10 books that have been banned or challenged in the state of Florida.
Flamer by Mike Curato
Gender Queer: A Memorior by Maia Kobabe
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
A Court of Mist and Furry by Sarah J. Maas
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Push by Sapphire
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison