Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banned Together | 2025 | Traci Sorell | Buy |
Banned Together (2025) is a young adult anthology that brings together fifteen authors to respond to the rise of book bans in American schools and libraries. The collection includes fiction, memoir, poetry, graphic narratives, and essays, each addressing censorship and the right to read from a different angle. Contributors include Ashley Hope Perez, Nikki Grimes, Ellen Hopkins, and Traci Sorell, among others.
Sorell’s piece, “Read Banned Books,” draws on her experience as a Cherokee Nation citizen and former federal Indigenous law attorney whose own books have faced challenges in multiple school districts. Her work in the anthology connects the broader censorship debate to the specific erasure of Native American histories and perspectives in education. For readers familiar with Sorell’s picture books and middle grade fiction, this anthology shows another side of her writing and advocacy.