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The 50 most banned books in America


The 50 most banned books in America - CBS News

Here are the 50 most commonly banned books in America from the 2021-2022 school year, with data supplied by PEN America.

The 50 Most Banned Books in America Right Now - Reader's Digest

We created a list of America's 50 most banned books from the first half of the 2022–2023 school year using data from PEN America.

Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019

Banned Books Microsite Nav · The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie · Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey · Thirteen Reasons Why ...

100 most frequently challenged books by decade | Banned Books

OIF receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books and compiles this information into lists in order to inform the public ...

List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

Judy Blume is the author featured most frequently on this list (five times). · The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to ...

Why you should read these 51 banned books now - USA Today

'All Boys Aren't Blue' by George M. Johnson · 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe · 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas · 'Simon vs. · 'Kafka on the Shore' ...

The Top Banned Books of 2023—and What's in Store for 2024

Unfortunately, many of the authors on 2023's top 10 list are no strangers to book challenges. In 2022, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was #1 on the ...

Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books by decade - Topic

1. Harry Potter (series), by JK Rowling 2. Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 4. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin ...

The 50 Most Banned Books in America Right Now : r/bannedbooks

I have a few of these. I recommend The Handmaid's Tale graphic novel, Looking For Alaska, Thirteen Reasons Why, and The Perks Of Being A ...

The 50 Most Banned Books in America Right Now - TeachingBooks

Showing 1-48 of 50 book results · The Hate U Give · The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian · This One Summer · Melissa · Eleanor & Park · Out of Darkness.

Banned in the USA - PEN America

The graphs below includes the 11 most frequently banned books by the number of school districts to ban the title during the 2021-2022 school ...

15 of the Most Famous Banned Books in US History - Freedom Forum

Multiple organizations like PEN America and the American Library Association maintain annual lists and databases. What qualifies as a “famous banned book” is ...

Top 10 and Frequently Challenged Books Archive | Banned Books

Top 10 Most Challenged Books for 2004 · The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier · Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers · Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun ...

Here Is Every Book Banned in America

Many organizations track book bans across the country. Among the most extensive coverage is that of PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to “ ...

PEN America Index of School Book Bans – 2022-2023

PEN America found 3,362 instances of individual books banned, affecting 1,557 unique titles. This represents an increase of 33% from the 2021-22 school year.

Book Bans Over the Years, in Charts - Education Week

The most banned books from the fall of 2022, according to PEN America.

The 15 most banned books in America this school year

The classic 1960 novel about racial injustice in a Southern town has been banned and challenged in numerous communities. Challenges often cite ...

The 50 Most Banned Books in America This Year

Those among the top [most-often-banned] especially. [“A Handmaid's Tale” movie suggests 16 yo's & up, yet novel is #22 of 50 most-banned?] A ...

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023

1. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe · 2. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson · 3. This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson · 4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ...

Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries

Records requests uncovered dozens of attempts to remove library books from schools, nearly all related to titles dealing with racism, gender or sexuality.


The Luckiest Girl in the School

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The Scarlet Letter

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