“Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #1 on the ALA’s list, receiving complaints for its LGBTQIA+ content. Sept. 20, 2024 at Loud Mouth Books in Indianapolis.
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All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #2 on the ALA’s list, receiving complaints for its LGBTQIA+ content. Sept. 20, 2024 at Loud Mouth Books in Indianapolis.
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“This Book is Gay” by Juno Dawson was one of two books removed from the Central Bucks School District libraries in Pennsylvania under its controversial library materials policy 109.2. It ranked #3 in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023.
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“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #4 on the ALA’s list, receiving complaints for topics including LGBTQIA+ content, rape, drugs and profanity.
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“Flamer” by Mike Curato was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #5 on the ALA’s list, receiving complaints for topics including LGBTQIA+ content and claims of being sexually explicit. Sept. 20, 2024 at Loud Mouth Books in Indianapolis.
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“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #6 on the list, receiving complaints for topics including rape, incest and claims of being sexually explicit.
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“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It tied #7/8 on the list, receiving complaints claiming it was sexually explicit. Sept. 20, 2024 at Loud Mouth Books in Indianapolis.
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“Tricks” by Ellen Hopkins was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It tied #7/8 on the list, receiving complaints claiming it was sexually explicit, as well as topics including drugs, rape and LGBTQIA+ content.
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“Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human” by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #9 on the list, receiving complaints for topics including LGBTQIA+ content and claims of being sexually explicit and sex education. Sept. 20, 2024 at Loud Mouth Books in Indianapolis.
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Patricia McCormick’s “Sold” was named in the American Library Association’s top ten most challenged books of 2023. It ranked #10 on the list, receiving complaints claiming it was sexually explicit.
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