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Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 1,269 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2022. Of the 2,571 unique titles that were targeted, here are the most challenged along with the reasons cited for censorship attempts.
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Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe)
Gender Queer
1
Maia Kobabe
All Boys Aren't Blue (George M. Johnson)
All Boys Aren't Blue
2
George M. Johnson
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
3
Toni Morrison
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
4
Mike Curato
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
5
John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6
Stephen Chbosky
Lawn Boy (Jonathan Evison)
Lawn Boy
7
Jonathan Evison
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
8
Sherman Alexie
Out of Darkness (Ashley Hope Perez)
Out of Darkness
9
Ashley Hope Perez
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury
10
Sarah J. Maas
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
11
Ellen Hopkins
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
12
Jesse Andrews
This Book Is Gay (James Dawson)
This Book Is Gay
13
James Dawson
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