Blind Date with a Banned Book - Young Adult Contemporary Fiction, 2005

One of the most frequently banned books of the last 20 years and winner of the 2006 ALA Yeung literature prize with a 3.96 star rating on Goodreads this coming of age novel from 2005 explores grief, hope, friendship, and what it means to “grow up“. Recommended for readers ages 14 and up, reasons for challenges include sexual content, profanity, and underage substance use.