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Hernando County Schools

66 titles banned · Florida

Banned Books

A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Frost and Starlight A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Thorns and Roses All American Boys All American Boys All the Things We Do in the Dark All the Things We Do in the Dark And Tango Makes Three And Tango Makes Three Beautiful Beautiful Beloved Beloved Beyond Magenta Beyond Magenta Boy Toy Boy Toy Cemetery Boys Cemetery Boys Chosen Chosen Damsel Damsel Dime Dime Dog Man and Cat Kid Dog Man and Cat Kid Drama: a Graphic Novel Drama: a Graphic Novel Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park Fade Fade Felix Ever After Felix Ever After Forever . . . Forever . . . Homegoing Homegoing House of Earth and Blood House of Earth and Blood In the Night Kitchen In the Night Kitchen Kingdom of Ash Kingdom of Ash Life Is Funny Life Is Funny Man o' War Man o' War Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Oryx and Crake Oryx and Crake Push Push Queen of Shadows Queen of Shadows Red Hood Red Hood Sold Sold Speak: The Graphic Novel Speak: The Graphic Novel The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Hate U Give The Hate U Give 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 The Poet X The Poet X The Truth About Alice The Truth About Alice Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why Tower of Dawn Tower of Dawn
America
Bill and Pete
Draw Me a Star
Graceling

About Hernando County Schools

Hernando County Schools serves students in Hernando County, located on Florida's Gulf Coast north of Tampa. As with other public school districts in the state, it operates under Florida's statewide framework for school library and instructional materials, which has driven much of the book review and removal activity tracked on this site in recent years.

Books in Schools

This site currently tracks 66 distinct titles that have been banned or challenged within Hernando County Schools, placing it among the more active districts in Florida for this kind of activity. Much of this activity follows from Florida House Bill 1467 (2022), which expanded requirements for the review and vetting of school library materials and gave parents and community members a formal process for challenging books available to students. As with many Florida districts, the resulting reviews have led to titles being removed, restricted, or placed under further evaluation. No verified news coverage specific to Hernando County's book challenges is currently linked on this page; this entry will be updated as reporting becomes available.