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Council Bluffs Community School District

57 titles banned · Iowa

Banned Books

A Clash of Kings A Clash of Kings 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 Thorns and Roses A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Wings and Ruin A Court of Wings and Ruin A Stolen Life A Stolen Life Beautiful Beautiful Blazed Blazed Breathless Breathless Crank Crank Damsel Damsel Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Forever . . . Forever . . . Gender Queer: A Memoir Gender Queer: A Memoir Grown Grown Homegoing Homegoing I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Identical Identical It Ends with Us It Ends with Us Kingdom of Ash Kingdom of Ash Life Is Funny Life Is Funny Like a Love Story Like a Love Story Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska Lucky Lucky Milk and Honey Milk and Honey Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Ordinary Hazards Ordinary Hazards Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Perfect Perfect Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue Sold Sold The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Color Purple The Color Purple The DUFF The DUFF The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Nowhere Girls The Nowhere Girls The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Sun and Her Flowers The Sun and Her Flowers Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why Tower of Dawn Tower of Dawn Traffick Traffick Tricks Tricks Water for Elephants Water for Elephants What Girls Are Made Of What Girls Are Made Of
Beautiful Disaster

About Council Bluffs Community School District

Council Bluffs Community School District serves the city of Council Bluffs and surrounding areas in southwest Iowa, along the Missouri River across from Omaha, Nebraska. As one of the larger school systems in the region, it operates a mix of elementary, middle, and high schools serving a broad cross-section of the local community.

Books in Schools

This tracker currently lists 57 distinct titles that have been banned or challenged within Council Bluffs Community School District, placing it among the more active Iowa districts in terms of recorded book removals and challenges. Much of this activity coincides with the passage of Iowa Senate File 496 in 2023, which introduced new restrictions on school library materials and prompted districts across the state to review and, in many cases, remove titles from circulation. As with other Iowa districts covered here, the scope and pace of removals in Council Bluffs reflect both statewide legislative pressure and local implementation decisions. No verified news coverage specific to this district's book removals is currently linked here; this page will be updated as reporting becomes available.