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5 | Outside the U.S. Address? | Author | Publisher | Address | Twitter Handle | Challenged Titles* | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Alex Gino | Scholastic | Alex Gino c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | @lxgino | George | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Alison Bechdel | Alison Bechdel PO Box 215 Jonesville VT 05466 | @AlisonBechdel | Fun Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Andrew Smith | Andrew Smith PO Box 81 Lake Hughes, CA 93532 | @marburyjack | Stick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Angie Thomas | HarperCollins | Angie Thomas c/o Author Mail, Floor 21 HarperCollins Children’s Books 195 Broadway New York, NY 10007 | @angiecthomas | The Hate U Give | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Barbara Ehrenreich | Grand Central Publishing | Barbara Ehrenreich c/o Author Mail Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 | Nickel and Dimed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Brendan Kiely | Simon & Schuster | Brendan Kiely c/o Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @KielyBrendan | All American Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Cassandra Clare | Simon & Schuster | Cassandra Clare c/o Margaret K. McElderry Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @cassieclare | The Mortal Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cecily Von Ziegesar | Little, Brown and Company | Cecily Von Ziegesar c/o Author Mail Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 | @cesvonz | Gossip Girl (series) | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Cheryl Kilodavis | Simon & Schuster | Cheryl Kilodavis c/o Aladdin Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @myprincessboy | My Princess Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Christine Baldacchino | Groundwood Books | Christine Baldacchino House of Anansi Press and Groundwood Books 128 Sterling Road, Lower Level Toronto, ON M6R 2B7 | @CLBaldacchino | Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Craig Thompson | Pantheon | Craig Thompson c/o Pantheon Publicity Department Penguin Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | Habibi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Daniel Haack | little bee books | Daniel Haack c/o little bee books 251 Park Avenue South, Floor 12 New York, NY 10010 | @DanielHaack | Prince & Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Dav Pilkey | Scholastic | Dav Pilkey c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | Captain Underpants series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | David Levithan | Penguin Young Readers | David Levithan Penguin Group c/o Ember Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @loversdiction | Two Boys Kissing | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | e.E. Charlton-Trujillo | Candlewick Press | e.E. Charlton-Trujillo c/o Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street Somerville, MA 02144 | @pinatadirector | Fat Angie | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Ellen Hopkins | Simon & Schuster | Ellen Hopkins c/o Margaret K. McElderry Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @EllenHopkinsLit | Crank, Identical, Glass | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Ellen Wittlinger | Ellen Wittlinger 1 Kingsley Ave. Haydenville, MA 01039 | @EllenWittlinger | Sandpiper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Fredrik Backman | Simon & Schuster | Vecka 16 AB, Norrtullsgatan 6, 113 29 Stockholm | @Backmanland | Beartown | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Gary Paulsen | Simon & Schuster | Gary Paulsen c/o Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | The Foxman, Harris and Me, Nightjohn, Zero to Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a Lifetime, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Gayle Pitman | Magination Press | Gayle Pitman c/o Magination Press/American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 | @GaylePitman | This Day in June | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Jacqueline Woodson | Penguin Young Readers | Jacqueline Woodson Penguin Group c/o Nancy Paulsen Books Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @JackieWoodson | Visiting Day | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Jason Reynolds | Simon & Schuster | Jason Reynolds c/o Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @JasonReynolds83 | All American Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Jay Asher | Penguin Young Readers | Jay Asher c/o Penguin Group Publicity Razorbill 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @jayasherguy | Thirteen Reasons Why | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Jeannette Walls | Simon & Schuster | Jeannette Walls c/o Scribner Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @JeannetteEWalls | The Glass Castle | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Jeff Smith | Scholastic | Jeff Smith c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | Bone (series) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | JK Rowling | Scholastic | JK Rowling c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | @jk_rowling | Harry Potter (series) | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Jodi Picoult | Random House | Jodi Picoult PO Box 508 Etna, NH 03750 | @jodipicoult | My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, The Tenth Circle | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | John Green | Penguin Young Readers | John Green Penguin Group c/o Dutton Books for Young Readers Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @johngreen | Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Judy Blume | Penguin Young Readers | Judy Blume Penguin Group c/o Puffin Books Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @judyblume | Blubber; Deenie; Forever; Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson Iggie’s House; It’s Not the End of the World; The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo; Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great; Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself; Superfudge; Then Again, Maybe I Won’t; Tiger Eyes | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Julie Anne Peters | Julie Anne Peters c/o The Feline Fix 6075 Parkway Drive, #185 Commerce City, CO 80022 | @julieannepeters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Justin Richardson | Simon & Schuster | Justin Richardson c/o Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | And Tango Makes Three | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Katherine Paterson | HarperCollins | Katherine Paterson c/o HarperCollins Publishing 195 Broadway New York, NY 10007 | Bridge to Terabithia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Kevin Henkes | HarperCollins | Kevin Henkes c/o Greenwillow Books 195 Broadway, 21st floor New York, NY 10007 | Olive's Ocean | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Khaled Hosseini | Penguin Random House | Attn: May-Zhee Lim Publicity, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @khaledhosseini | The Kite Runner | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Laurie Halse Anderson | Penguin Young Readers | Laurie Halse Anderson Penguin Group c/o Speak Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @halseanderson | Speak, Twisted | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Lauren Myracle | Amulet Books | Attn: Editorial Lauren Myracle c/o Amulet Books 195 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007 | @LaurenMyracle | ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series) | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Margaret Atwood | Penuin Random House Canada | Margaret Atwood McClelland & Stewart Ltd. c/o Penguin Random House Canada 320 Front Street West, Suite 1400 Toronto, ON M5V 3B6 | @MargaretAtwood | The Handmaid’s Tale | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Marjane Satrapi | Pantheon | Marjane Satrapi c/o Pantheon Publicity Department Penguin Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | Persepolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Mark Haddon | Penguin Random House | Mark Haddon c/o Doubleday Publicity Department Penguin Random House 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @mark_haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Matt de la Peña | Penguin Young Readers | Matt de la Peña Penguin Group c/o G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @mattdelapena | Mexican WhiteBoy | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Michael A. Bellesiles | Alfred A. Knopf | Michael A. Bellesiles c/o Alfred A. Knopf 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Mildred D. Taylor | Penguin Young Readers | Mildred D. Taylor Penguin Group c/o Dial Books Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Mississippi Bridge; The Friendship; The Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | MK Asante | MK Asante Productions PO Box 1108 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 | @mkasante | Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Natasha Friend | Farrar, Straus & Giroux for Young Readers | Farrar, Straus & Giroux for Young Readers 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 | @tashfriendbooks | Lush | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Neil Gaiman | Cat Mihos for Neil Gaiman 4470 Sunset Blvd. # 339 Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA | @neilhimself | Neverwhere; The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Patricia Polacco | Penguin Young Readers | Patricia Polacco Penguin Group c/o G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @PatriciaPolacco | The Butterfly, In Our Mothers’ House | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Patricia Polacco | Simon & Schuster | Patricia Polacco c/o Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @PatriciaPolacco | In Our Mothers’ House | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Peter Parnell | Simon & Schuster | Peter Parnell c/o Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | And Tango Makes Three | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Simon & Schuster | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor c/o Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | Achingly Alice, The Agony of Alice, Alice In-Between, Alice in Lace, Alice on Her Way, Alice on the Outside, Alice the Brave, All But Alice, The Fear Place, Send No Blessings, Witch Herself, Witch Water, Witch’s Sister | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Raina Telgemeier | Scholastic | Raina Telgemeier c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | @goraina | Drama | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | RL Stine | Scholastic | RL Stine c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 R.L. Stine c/o Parachute Publishing 157 Columbus Avenue Room 518 New York, NY 10023 | @RL_Stine | Beach House, Double Date, Goosebumps series, The Haunted Mask | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Robie H. Harris | Candlewick Press | Robie H. Harris c/o Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street Somerville, MA 02144 | It’s Perfectly Normal, It’s So Amazing, Who’s in My Family? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | S. E. Hinton | Penguin Young Readers | S. E. Hinton Penguin Group c/o Speak Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @se4realhinton | The Outsider; Rumble Fish; Tex; That Was Then, This Is Now | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Sarah S. Brannen | Penguin Random House | Sarah S. Brannen Penguin Random House c/o G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @SarahBrannen
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60 | Sarah Dessen | Penguin Young Readers | Sarah Dessen Penguin Group c/o Speak Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @sarahdessen | Just Listen | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Sherman Alexie | Little, Brown and Company | Sherman Alexie c/o Author Mail Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Sonya Sones | HarperCollins Children’s Books | Sonya Sones c/o Author Mail, Floor 21 HarperCollins Children’s Books 195 Broadway New York, NY 10007 | @SonyaSones | One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies, What My Mother Doesn’t Know | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Stephen Chbosky | Simon & Schuster | Stephen Chbosky c/o MTV Books Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @StephenChbosky | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Stephen King | Simon & Schuster | Stephen King c/o Scribner Publicity Department Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 | @StephenKing | The Bachman Books, Carrie, Christine, Cujo, The Dark Half, The Dead Zone, Different Seasons, The Drawing of the Three, The Eyes of the Dragon., Firestarter, Four Past Midnight, It, Pet Sematary, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, The Skeleton Crew, The Stand, Survivor Type, The Talisman, Thinner, The Tommyknockers | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Stevie Lewis | little bee books | Stevie Lewis c/o little bee books 251 Park Avenue South, Floor 12 New York, NY 10010 | Prince & Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic | Suzanne Collins c/o Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 | The Hunger Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Tanya Lee Stone | Penguin Young Readers | Tanya Lee Stone Penguin Group c/o Speak Publicity 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 | @TanyaLeeStone | A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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70 | Thank you to Penguin Random House, Scholastic and Simon & Schuster for publishing banned and challenged titles, and assisting in compiling author addresses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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