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South Tama County Community School District

49 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 Stolen Life A Stolen Life Beloved Beloved Blankets Blankets Brave New World Brave New World Breaking Dawn Breaking Dawn Date and Acquaintance Rape (Perspectives on Violence) Date and Acquaintance Rape (Perspectives on Violence) Empire of Storms Empire of Storms Forever . . . Forever . . . I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Last Night at the Telegraph Club Last Night at the Telegraph Club Lawn Boy Lawn Boy Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Out of Darkness Out of Darkness Perfect Perfect Red Hood Red Hood Red, White & Royal Blue Red, White & Royal Blue Shine Shine Shiver Shiver Sold Sold Speak Speak The 57 Bus The 57 Bus The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye The Color Purple The Color Purple The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale The Kite Runner The Kite Runner The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why This One Summer This One Summer Tilt Tilt
Coping with date rape and acquaintance rape
Date Rape
Date rape drugs
Friday Night Lights
Gender Danger: Survivors of Rape, Human Trafficking, and Honor Killings
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel)
Rape On Campus (BL)
Sacred Heart
Sexual Predators
Sexual Violence
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Truth About Rape

About South Tama County Community School District

South Tama County Community School District is a public school district serving families in Tama County, Iowa, in the east-central part of the state. Like other Iowa districts, it operates under state and local school board policies governing curriculum, library collections, and the review of instructional materials.

Books in Schools

This page tracks 49 distinct titles that have been reported as banned or challenged within South Tama County Community School District. That figure places the district in the middle range of tracked Iowa districts, many of which report tallies ranging from a handful of titles to well over a hundred. Much of the recent review activity across Iowa districts follows the passage of Iowa Senate File 496 (2023), which set new requirements for school library materials and age-appropriateness standards, prompting many districts statewide to reassess their collections. No independent news coverage of book removals specific to South Tama County Community School District has been verified at this time; this page will be updated if further reporting becomes available. Readers interested in the specific titles affected can consult the list provided elsewhere on this page, which is drawn from publicly available tracking sources rather than original reporting.