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Annie’s Foundation aims to make books with commonly banned or challenged themes more accessible to children in our community. Research shows how important it is for children to see themselves in the books they read, but unfortunately books featuring diverse characters, or written by authors from marginalized populations, are popular targets for bans and challenges.

Annie’s Foundation is run by a team of volunteers, so you can rest assured that your donation is going to purchase books that will be handed out at community events for free.

Book Wishlist

Don’t want to make a monetary donation? Consider donating a book instead!

We’ve partnered with Storyhouse Bookpub, a local, woman-owned bookstore, to offer a Wish List. You can purchase a book from their website on Bookshop.org and the books will be shipped directly to Annie’s Foundation! Your purchase gets banned and challenged books in the hands of your community while also supporting a small, locally-owned business.

Wish List

All Boy's Aren't Blue

By George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren't Blue is a 2020 memoir and manifesto by George M. Johnson that is structured as a series of essays and letters. It is a firsthand account of Johnson's experiences growing up Black and queer in Plainsfield, New Jersey and Virginia, and how these experiences have shaped their identity.

And Tango Makes Three

By Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell

This book tells the story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who create a family together. With the help of the zookeeper, Mr. Gramsay, Roy and Silo are given an egg which they help hatch.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By Maya Angelou

The book is a coming-of-age story that details Angelou's experiences as an African American girl in the segregated South, including racism, sexual abuse, and the challenges of growing up during a tumultuous time in American history.

Neither

By Arlie Anderson

While half the world is made up of birds and the other half rabbits, “Neither” is a creative mixture of both. But instead of being embraced, Neither is cast away from the “Land of This and That” for not looking like the others.

Nivhil Out Loud

By Maulik Pancholy

This is a coming-of-age story. Nikhil is cast in the lead role in the school musical and comes out as gay to a newspaper reporter (interviewing him about his role). With permission, the reporter prints Nikhil's sexuality in the story. Nikhil faces various reactions from friends and family.

The Bluest Eye

By Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is a 1970 novel that tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young African American girl who grows up in Lorain, Ohio during the Great Depression. The novel explores themes of race, class, and beauty standards.

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By Sonora Reyes

A young adult novel about a queer Mexican American girl named Yamilet Flores who attends a mostly white, wealthy Catholic high school. Yamilet's crush on Bo, along with her ex-best friend outing her, tests her resolve to stay in the closet.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

By Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie Crawford, a Black woman in the rural American South who grows from a teenager into a woman who finds her own voice and destiny. The novel explores themes of love, independence, identity, power, inequality, and the importance of having a voice.

Wish List

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