Book Ban Data (American Library Association)
Censorship by the Numbers (American Library Association)
Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor (PEN America)
Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century
Many books have been banned or challenged repeatedly through the decades. The books below are in our library and appear the most often on banned or challenged books lists. Under each title, the reasons given by individuals or groups who have demanded the book be banned are listed (from ALA Top 13 Most Challenged Books). To borrow the book from the library, click on the cover and follow the information provided.
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#1 MOST CHALLENGED BOOK IN 2023
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and
restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit images
#2 MOST CHALLENGED BOOK IN 2023
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity; considered to be sexually explicit
#3 MOST CHALLENGED BOOK IN 2023
Reason: LGBTQIA+ content, providing sexual education, claimed to be sexually explicit
#4 MOST CHALLENGED BOOK IN 2023
Reason: drugs, alcohol, smoking, sexually explicit,
#6 MOST CHALLENGED BOOK IN 2023
Reason: sexually explicit, “contains controversial issues”
Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit
REASONS: LGBTQIA+ content and considered to be sexually explicit
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and use of a derogatory term
REASONS: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse; considered to be sexually explicit
Reason: deemed “pervasively vulgar," profanity, drug use, sexual references
Reason: LGBTQIA+ content
Reason: violence, graphic images
Reason: language, violence, "sexual overtures"
Reason: violence, use of N-word
Reason: sexually explicit
Reason: sexual content, profanity
Reason: addresses teen suicide
Reason: profanity, “vulgarity and sexual overtones”
Reason: occult, witchcraft, "anti-family"
Reason: offensive language, sexually explicit
Reason: offensive language, sexually explicit
Reason: sexual violence, "promotes Islam,' may to “lead to terrorism”
Reason: offensive language, “profanity and atheism”
Reason: profanity, sexual references, certain illustrations
