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Linn-Mar Community School District

57 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 Beyond Magenta Beyond Magenta Breathless Breathless Crank Crank Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Forever . . . Forever . . . Gender Queer: A Memoir Gender Queer: A Memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings It Ends with Us It Ends with Us Kingdom of Ash Kingdom of Ash Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club Life Is Funny Life Is Funny Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska Lucky Lucky Maybe Now Maybe Now Milk and Honey Milk and Honey Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Oryx and Crake Oryx and Crake Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Perfect Perfect Push Push Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue Regretting You Regretting You Shine Shine Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five Sold Sold Song of Solomon Song of Solomon The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Carnival at Bray The Carnival at Bray The Female of the Species The Female of the Species The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Nowhere Girls The Nowhere Girls The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why Tilt Tilt Traffick Traffick Tricks Tricks Water for Elephants Water for Elephants What Girls Are Made Of What Girls Are Made Of

About Linn-Mar Community School District

Linn-Mar Community School District serves students in Linn County, Iowa, in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area. Like other public school districts in the state, it maintains libraries and classroom collections that are subject to periodic review and challenge under district policy and state law.

Books in Schools

This tracker currently lists 57 distinct titles that have been banned or challenged in Linn-Mar Community School District, placing it among the more active districts in Iowa for book-removal activity. Much of this activity follows Iowa Senate File 496, a 2023 law that restricts the availability of certain materials in school libraries and classrooms and has prompted widespread review of collections across the state. As with other Iowa districts affected by the law, removals here reflect both direct compliance efforts and broader caution among staff evaluating what remains on shelves. Coverage of specific developments in this district is limited, and this page will be updated as more information becomes available.