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Chariton Community School District

41 titles banned · Iowa

Banned Books

A Stolen Life A Stolen Life Awakened Awakened Burned Burned Chosen Chosen Fade Fade Hidden Hidden Hunted Hunted I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Identical Identical Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska Marked Marked Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Perfect Perfect Perfect Chemistry Perfect Chemistry Push Push The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Pact: A Love Story The Pact: A Love Story The Tenth Circle The Tenth Circle Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why Tilt Tilt Water for Elephants Water for Elephants
As I Lay Dying
Betrayed
Chain reaction
Destined
Dragon's Oath
House of Night Legacy
House of Night: The Beginning
Kalona's Fall
Neferet's Curse
NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL
Redeemed
Revealed (PCC)
Rules of Attraction
Sharp Objects
Someone Like You
Tempted (PCC)
Untamed (PCC)

About Chariton Community School District

Chariton Community School District is a public school district serving the city of Chariton and surrounding areas of Lucas County, Iowa. Like other Iowa districts, it operates under state education codes governing curriculum, library collections, and instructional materials that have come under increased scrutiny in recent years.

Books in Schools

This tracker currently lists 41 distinct titles that have been challenged or removed from Chariton Community School District, a total that places it among the more active smaller districts in Iowa relative to many peer districts of similar size. Much of this activity coincides with the passage of Iowa Senate File 496 in 2023, which imposed new restrictions on library materials and instructional content related to sexual content and gender identity, prompting districts statewide to review and, in many cases, pull titles from circulation. No verified news coverage specific to Chariton's book removals is currently available; this page will be updated as reporting emerges. The titles affected here span a range of genres and reading levels, reflecting the broad scope of the review process rather than a narrow set of concerns. As with other Iowa districts, the pace and criteria for these reviews have varied, and the list tracked here reflects the most current information available at this time.