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Interstate 35 Community School District

31 titles banned · Iowa

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 A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns All the Bright Places All the Bright Places Blood Water Paint Blood Water Paint Damsel Damsel Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Identical Identical Like a Love Story Like a Love Story Lily and Dunkin Lily and Dunkin Milk and Honey Milk and Honey Ordinary Hazards Ordinary Hazards Pet Pet Red Hood Red Hood Regretting You Regretting You Sold Sold Speak Speak The 57 Bus The 57 Bus The Color Purple The Color Purple The Female of the Species The Female of the Species The Haters The Haters Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why Tricks Tricks We Are the Ants We Are the Ants
Furyborn
Kingsbane
Lightbringer
Without Merit

About Interstate 35 Community School District

Interstate 35 Community School District is a public school system serving students in south-central Iowa. Like other districts across the state, it operates under Iowa's statewide education requirements while making local decisions about curriculum, library collections, and instructional materials.

Books in Schools

This page tracks 31 distinct titles that have been reported as banned or challenged within Interstate 35 Community School District. That figure places it in the middle range compared to other Iowa districts tracked on this site, some of which report far fewer titles and others considerably more.

Much of the recent removal activity in Iowa schools follows Senate File 496, a 2023 state law that placed new restrictions on school library materials and instructional content related to gender identity and sexual orientation, and required districts to review collections for age-appropriateness. Districts across the state have responded to the law in varying ways, which helps account for differences in the number of titles affected from one district to the next.

No independently verified news coverage specific to this district's book removals is currently available. As reporting emerges, this page will be updated to reflect additional context and sourcing.