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Related: About this forumThe 13 most-targeted books in the U.S.
The American Library Association announced the top 13 books that are targeted in the U.S. All the challenges are openly saying that young people should not be exposed to LGBTQ materials, said the director of the ALAs Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Gender Queer, a memoir by Maia Kobabe that explores gender identity and sexuality, was the most challenged book for the second year in a row.
George M. Johnsons All Boys Arent Blue.
Flamer by Mike Curato.
Stephen Chooskys The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson.
Also included are Toni Morrisons first novel, the 1970 release The Bluest Eye, which has been criticized for its references to rape and incest.
Sherman Alexies The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (sexual content, profanity).
Sarah J. Maas A Court of Mist and Fury (sexual content).
https://apnews.com/article/most-challenged-books-2022-list-c39af4320afb16525cb0fd911c9ffed4?
Books you will certainly want to add to your reading list.
MontanaMama
(24,023 posts)to be at the top of the list. Unfreakingbelievable.
hermetic
(8,622 posts)That's for sure. I've read the Morrison and Sherman books and I am just They were both terrific.
ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)But here's the link to the complete list, anyway:
1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (151 challenges)
2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (86)
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (73)
4. Flamer by Mike Curato (62)
5. (tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green (55)
5. (tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (55)
7. Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison (54)
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (52)
9. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez (50)
10. (tie) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (48)
10. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins (48)
10. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (48)
10. (tie) This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson (48)
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10