Join the Library as we celebrate the Freedom to Read. Book challenges reached 1,269 in 2022 with almost all the challenges in public and school libraries and initiated by parents and patrons. New to this disturbing trend of book challenges are challenges targeting more than 100 at a time.
Find out more about what you can do to protect your freedom to read, enjoy a banned book, and take our online trivia quiz about Banned Books/Freedom to Read.
Thank you to all who participated in Banned Books Week.
1. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, for LGBTQIA+ content, and claims that it is sexually explicit.
2. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, for LGBTQIA+ content and claims that it sexually explicit.
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, for depictions of sexual abuse and EDI content.
4. Flamer by Mike Curato, for LGBTQIA+ content, claims that it is sexually explicit.
4. Looking for Alaska, by John Green, for claims that it is sexually explicit and LGBTQIA+ content.
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, for claims it is sexually explicit, LGBTQIA+ content, depiction of sexual abuse, drugs, profanity.
7. Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison, for LGBTQIA+ content, claims it is sexually explicit.
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, for claims it is sexually explicit, profanity.
9. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez, for claims it is sexually explicit
10. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, for claims it is sexually explicit.
10. Crank by Ellen Hopkins, for claims it is sexually explicit, drugs.
10. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews, for claims it is sexually explicit, profanity.
10. This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson, for LGBTQIA+ content, sex education, and claims that it is sexually explicit.
