# Books about censorship assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _censorship_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 890L–890L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/censorship
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore censorship

- [A. S. King](https://readinglist.school/author/a-s-king)
- [Alan Gratz](https://readinglist.school/author/alan-gratz)

## censorship canon

- [Attack of the Black Rectangles](https://readinglist.school/book/attack-of-the-black-rectangles) by A. S. King _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Ban This Book](https://readinglist.school/book/ban-this-book) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Fahrenheit 451](https://readinglist.school/book/fahrenheit-451) by Ray Bradbury _(890L · Grades 9–12)_

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