By Shawn Proctor, Annie Stockmal, Rebecca Amrick, and Jadyn Piotrowski

Happy Thursday, Wildcats! Curious Cat is thinking about challenged books in honor of Banned Book Week. So we asked Falvey patrons about the books that meant the most of them, since often those are the ones most frequently challenged.

Learn more about Banned Books Week: https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2023/10/03/dig-deeper-banned-books-week/

And consider which book had the biggest impact on you as well!

“All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven”
–Riley Murray CLAS ’25

“Wonder by R.J. Palacio.”
-Kayla Waples CON ’27

“The Great Gatsby.”
–Anna Kate Cooper CLAS ’26

Shawn Proctor, MFA, is a Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.

Annie Stockmal is a graduate student in the Communication Department and Graduate Assistant in Falvey Library. 

Rebecca Amrick is a first-year graduate student in the English Department and a Graduate Assistant at Falvey Library.

Jadyn Piotrowski ’26 VSB is a Communication & Marketing Student Assistant at Falvey Library.