Books Banned in Wisconsin
4 banned books
BANNED 73 challenges
Melissa (formerly George)
Alex Gino's middle-grade novel about a transgender fourth-grader, the most banned book in America from 2018 to 2020....
LGBTQ+ ThemesSexual ContentAnti-Family Content
BANNED 39 challenges
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's memoir of growing up Black in the Jim Crow South, challenged for its depiction of childhood sexual assaul...
Sexual ContentRacial ContentProfanity
BANNED 37 challenges
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls' memoir of growing up with dysfunctional, nomadic parents, challenged for depictions of alcoholism, sexu...
Sexual ContentDrug/Alcohol ContentProfanity
BANNED 22 challenges
Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James' erotic romance novel, removed from public libraries across the country for explicit sexual content and BDSM ...
Sexual ContentAge Inappropriateness