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66 titles banned · Iowa

Banned Books

101 Questions about Sex and Sexuality...With Answers for the Curious, Cautious, and Confused 101 Questions about Sex and Sexuality...With Answers for the Curious, Cautious, and Confused 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 All Boys Aren't Blue All Boys Aren't Blue Beyond Magenta Beyond Magenta Blankets Blankets Boy Toy Boy Toy Boyfriend Material Boyfriend Material Brave Face Brave Face Breathless Breathless Crank Crank Damsel Damsel Doing It!: Let's Talk About Sex Doing It!: Let's Talk About Sex Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Forever . . . Forever . . . Grown Grown Homegoing Homegoing Icebreaker Icebreaker Identical Identical It It It Ends with Us It Ends with Us Kingdom of Ash Kingdom of Ash Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska Lucky Lucky Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Ordinary Hazards Ordinary Hazards Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue Sold Sold The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Color Purple The Color Purple The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Infinite Moment of Us The Infinite Moment of Us The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why This Book Is Gay This Book Is Gay Tower of Dawn Tower of Dawn Traffick Traffick Tricks Tricks Water for Elephants Water for Elephants
A Thousand Acres
American Roommate Experiment
Beach Read

About Iowa City Community School District

Iowa City Community School District serves Iowa City and surrounding communities in Johnson County, Iowa, including the city of North Liberty and several unincorporated areas. As one of the larger public school systems in eastern Iowa, the district operates elementary, middle, and high schools serving a broad mix of urban and suburban families.

Books in Schools

This page tracks 66 distinct titles that have been challenged or removed from Iowa City Community School District schools and libraries. That figure places the district among the more heavily affected in Iowa, where school book removals have been shaped in part by Senate File 496, a 2023 state law that restricts certain content in K-12 school libraries and classrooms. Districts across Iowa have responded to the law in varying ways, and the scale of removals here reflects both statewide policy and local implementation decisions. Coverage of how Iowa City Community School District specifically has approached these requirements is limited, and this page will be updated as verified reporting becomes available. Readers interested in the broader legal and legislative context can consult reporting on Senate File 496 and its statewide effects on school libraries, while the list on this page focuses on documenting which titles have been affected within this district specifically.