Banned Books - 2024

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Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Number of Challenges: 106

2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

Number of Challenges: 82

3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson

Number of Challenges: 71

4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Number of Challenges: 68

5. Flamer by Mike Curato

Number of Challenges: 67

6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Number of Challenges: 62

7/8. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

Number of Challenges: 56

7/8. (tie) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Number of Challenges: 56

9. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan

Number of Challenges: 55

10. Sold by Patricia McCormick

Number of Challenges: 53

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

Gender Queer
All Boys Aren't Blue
This Book Is Gay
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Flamer
The Bluest Eye
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Tricks
Sold
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human

Censorship

Burning the Books
Dangerous Ideas
Banned Books
Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship
Censored: A Literary History of Subversion and Control