Jane Addams awarded chapter books that have been banned or challenged in some school districts.

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Tony Medina
(Honor, 2019)

King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
(Finalist, 2020)

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Finalist, 2020)

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
(Honor, 1977)

Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
(Honor, 2018)

From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
by Jacqueline Woodson
(Honor, 1996)

When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Finalist, 2020)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
(Honor, 1996)

Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman and Judy Pedersen
(Honor, 1998)

Rick
by Alex Gino
(Finalist, 2020)

The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love & Truth
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Torrey Maldonado
(Finalist, 2020)

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
by Tiffany M. Jewell and Aurélia Durand
(Finalist, 2020)

Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
(Winner, 2019)

Alice Austen Lived Here
by Alex Gino
(Finalist, 2023)

Ninth Ward
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
(Honor, 2011)

Dragonwings
by Laurence Yep
(Honor, 1976)

Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
(Winner, 2001)
Sources:
PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.pdf
Prattville mothers fighting to remove LGBTQ+ books from children’s section of local library
Why book about the Watsons was banned in Nebo is puzzling – Deseret News
