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PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
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.
It’s another provocative work by Hopkins, who had four books on the ALA’'s list of the top 100 banned or challenged books between 2010 and 2019. (21 bans) 10. “This Book Is Gay” by Juno ...
Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools in the US state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis ... 6, 2024 at 12:59 AM. Stephen King has given a blunt three-word ...
A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College. The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982. [13] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores.
In the lead-up to the 2023-24 school year, 19 books (including one entire book series) were pulled from shelves and placed in storage by the Mason City Community School District in Mason City, Iowa.
Banned from distribution to readers below the age of 19 through schools, libraries and book stores in 2024 by the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The book was reported to authorities as part of a campaign against books on sex education.