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56 distinct titles banned across 1 district

Districts

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District 56 titles

Banned Books

A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Mist and Fury A Court of Silver Flames A Court of Silver Flames A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Wings and Ruin A Court of Wings and Ruin Breathless Breathless Crank Crank Drama: a Graphic Novel Drama: a Graphic Novel Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Flamer Flamer Forever . . . Forever . . . Homegoing Homegoing How Beautiful the Ordinary How Beautiful the Ordinary Identical Identical It Ends with Us It Ends with Us Kingdom of Ash Kingdom of Ash l8r, g8r l8r, g8r Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club Living Dead Girl Living Dead Girl Lucky Lucky Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Perfect Perfect Red Hood Red Hood Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue Shine Shine Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five Sold Sold The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Carnival at Bray The Carnival at Bray The DUFF The DUFF The Freedom Writers Diary The Freedom Writers Diary The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Haters The Haters The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower This One Summer This One Summer Tilt Tilt Tricks Tricks Water for Elephants Water for Elephants Wicked Wicked yolo yolo
Call Me by Your Name
Exit Here.
I Never

Book Bans in Alaska

Alaska's tracked book-banning activity is limited to a single school district. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District accounts for all 56 distinct titles challenged or removed statewide, and it is the only district in Alaska with a recorded ban in this dataset. In other words, every instance of book banning captured for Alaska traces back to one district's decisions.

Context

This is a markedly concentrated pattern compared to states where challenges are spread across dozens of districts. In Alaska's case, the entire state total is generated by one borough school district, meaning statewide figures for Alaska largely describe local decision-making in that one system rather than a broad, coordinated push across the state. Whether this reflects a single district-level policy review, a particular school board's approach to curriculum and library materials, or simply that record-keeping and reporting on challenges is more consistent there than elsewhere in the state cannot be determined from the data alone.

No statewide legislation mandating or restricting book removals in Alaska is reflected in this tracking. Readers should treat the state total as a reflection of one district's activity rather than evidence of a broader statewide trend, and should not assume the pattern extends to Alaska's other school districts, which show no recorded challenges in this dataset.