Recs if you like Crank...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

books from all US states and territories. asking for recommendations! these books must a) be written by an author with a strong connection to the state or territory and b) take place largely in the state or territory. i want to try to prioritize, whenever possible, underrepresented voices / voices that america’s regime tries to silence.

please lmk if any of these authors or texts aren’t good representation.

i will comment a list with each state/territory + its associated book!

Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship 🛑

the reading list of people struggling with their existence. it's mostly girls and women right now but id love more guys included

TRIGGER WARNING explorations of: friendship in the mental ward, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, asst. disorders, trauma, etc (SUBMISSIONS WANTED:PLS HELP ME FIND MORE)

i wanna make a series of videos examining this topic as someone that had a voracious appetite for fiction that made me feel seen in the hopelessness of my youth

best sellers and other peak books from middle school era for those of us that aren't quite millennials but are also definitely not core gen z

Beautifully written and full of emotion. YA novels written in verse.

^^ a walk down memory lane for anyone who might’ve been making collages from images found on photobucket and weheartit in the 2000s ^^

The books that were quoted, GIFd, and obsessed over on everyone’s favorite social media site.

“Our big mistake was teaching them to read.” -Margaret Atwood, the Handmaid’s Tale

All titles banned in at least one US school district. (Per PEN America)

the 100 most frequently challenged/banned books in the US during the 2010s (for series, only the first book is listed)

(also: list is in reverse order because I added them in order from first to last)

throwback to the reads that had us on a chokehold back in the day. i'm talking about vampires, werewolves, dystopians, etc.

ps. this is just from what i remember. please let me know if i'm missing any :) or comment what books you loved back in the day, and i'll add it!

childhood reads that birthed a bibliophile and are worth rereading, remembering, or revisiting!

Books that discuss various types of abuse