"Lady Chatterley's Lover" Is Among These Iconic Books That Have Been Banned

"Out of Darkness" ($13) by Ashley Hope Pérez is a YA historical fiction novel set in 1937 Texas. It tells the story of a doomed romance between a Mexican-American girl and a Black boy in 1937 Texas, surrounded by racism, classism, and a town tragedy that has everyone looking for a scapegoat. In 2021, it became the fourth-most-challenged book of the year, according to the ALA, over its depictions of abuse, profanity, and sexuality.