After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers. Challenged because: contains “divisive language” and thought to promote anti-police views. Read more about Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice

A chapter book adaptation of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning." Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, they'll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives. Challenged because: contains "divisive topics" and does not encompass racism against all people. Read more about Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You

Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard. Challenged because: contains violent imagery. Read more about The Graveyard Book

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Challenged because: discusses difficult topics such as infanticide, suicide, and euthanasia. Read more about The Giver

Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. Challenged because: both too religious and not religious enough (book blends religion, supernatural, and science). Read more about A Wrinkle in Time