Originally penned in 1938 by library director Forrest Spaulding, the Library Bill of Rights came to be adopted by the American Library Association in a time riddled with the looming threat of censorship and threats to privacy. It is the duty of a library to safeguard free expression and fight against censorship.
1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
7/8. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
7/8. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
9. Let's Talk About It by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
10. Sold by Patricia McCormick