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List of most commonly challenged books in the United States. Judy Blume is the author featured most frequently on this list (five times). Her young adult novels are typically about coming of age issues such as teenage sexuality. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to 2009.
The unexpurgated United States edition was allowed to be ... Banned as part of 19 books added in August 2011 to the 2008 banned book list, all belonging to the 'anti ...
A 2023 analysis by The Washington Post found that a majority of book challenges in over 100 school districts from the 2021–2022 school year were filed by just 11 people. [30] Based on a survey by PEN, about 10,000 books were banned from US schools by Republican-led censorship laws in the 2023/2024 academic year.
According to the American Library Association, the 10 most challenged books of 2023 were: "Gender Queer: A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe. "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson. "This Book is Gay ...
Indianapolis Public Library's West Perry Branch is hosting a Banned Books Read-In from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, for all ages. The branch is at 6650 S. Harding St. 4 Kids Books & Toys ...
Josh Kelly and John Tufts, The Oklahoman. September 23, 2024 at 2:10 PM. It’s Banned Books Week nationwide, an effort led by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship ...
Book censorship is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material on the grounds that it is objectionable according to the standards applied by the censor. [1] The first instance of book censorship in what is now known as the United States, took place in 1637 in modern-day Quincy ...
Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits books when at least three of the state’s 41 school ...