THE 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2024
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1. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson Number of challenges: 39 Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit |
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2. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe Number of challenges: 38 Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit |
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3/4. (tie) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Number of challenges: 35 Challenged for: Depiction of sexual abuse, EDI content, claimed to be sexually explicit |
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4/3. (tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Number of challenges: 35 Challenged for: Depiction of sexual abuse, LGBTQIA+ content, drug use, profanity, claimed to be sexually explicit |
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5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Number of challenges: 33 Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, drugs, rape, LGBTQIA+ content |
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6/7. (tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green Number of challenges: 30 Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit |
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7/6. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Number of challenges: 30 Challenged for: Profanity, claimed to be sexually explicit |
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8/9. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins Number of challenges: 28 Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, depiction of drug use |
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9/8. (tie) Sold by Patricia McCormick Number of challenges: 28 Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, rape |
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10. Flamer by Mike Curato Number of challenges: 27 Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit |