LIST: 13 books officially banned from Utah schools

SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A list of books banned at all Utah schools was released on Friday.

There are thirteen titles you won’t be able to find at school libraries under Utah law H.B. 29 . The Utah State Board of Education has designated these books as unfit for school reading, or “objective sensitive material,” as stated under law.

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Here is the complete list of banned books:

  • “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas
  • “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
  • “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas
  • “A Court of Silver Flames” by Sarah J. Maas
  • “What Girls Are Made Of” by Elana K. Arnold
  • “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J. Maas
  • “Milk and Honey” by Rupi Kaur
  • “Forever” by Judy Blume
  • “Tilt” by Ellen Hopkins
  • “Fallout (Crank, Book 3)” by Ellen Hopkins
  • “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood
  • “Blankets” by Craig Thompson
  • “Empire of Storms” by Sarah J. Maas

The books have reportedly met the statewide threshold of removal — a threshold that includes a title’s removal from three districts or two districts and three charters.

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