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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 ...
Despite the opposition from the American Library Association (ALA), books continue to be banned by school and public libraries across the United States. This is usually the result of complaints from parents, who find particular books not appropriate for their children (e.g., books with depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals, like Gender Queer: A Memoir).
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.
Hundreds of books have been challenged, including high-profile examples like Maus by Art Spiegelman, New Kid by Jerry Craft, and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. [1] The American Library Association documented 1,269 demands of book censorship in 2022.
PEN America, which gathers a broader dataset from school districts, school board hearings, and local media outlets, reports that over 10,000 books were removed from public schools (at least ...
The Waukesha School District maintains a public spreadsheet of books that have been challenged. It lists 101 titles reviewed in the 2021-22 school year, six in the 2022-23 school year and none for ...
If the challenge is supported by the reconsideration process, the book will be removed from the library collection, school, etc. [30] A “banned book” is one that has been "removed from a library, classroom, etc." [27] Since 2021, the rise in book challenges nationwide has had a "chilling effect," leading to increased self-censorship (Knox ...
The 1945 allegorical novella has been a target of complaints for decades, according to the ALA. In 1987, "Animal Farm" was one of dozens of books banned in schools in Bay County, Fla. Then 44 ...