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George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books
Read full article: George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library booksThe American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024.
Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
Read full article: Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight yearMaia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
Read full article: Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for booksMore libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group stands up for books some say children shouldn't have access to because of their content.
Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says
Read full article: Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org saysA new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.
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Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decade
Read full article: Alexie, Pilkey books among most 'challenged' of past decadeFILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie appears at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall. Alexie is included in a list of authors who wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade, as compiled by the American Library Association. All wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade, as compiled by the American Library Association. The association does not formally count the number of times books are actually removed from a library shelf or from a school reading list. “There are actually two lines of objections to the Anne Frank diary,” Caldwell-Stone says.