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10 Most Challenged Books in 2024

Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books based on reports from the field and media coverage. In 2024, the ALA documented 821 attempts to censor library books, a total of 2,452 unique titles.

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  • Challenged 38 times for... LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit 
    Paperback, 2019[St. Louis, Missouri] : Lion Forge, LLC ; 2019. — TEEN GN B KOB
  • Challenged 35 times for... depiction of sexual assault, depiction of incest, claimed to be sexually explicit, EDI content
    Paperback, 2007New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, 2007. — F MOR
  • Challenged 35 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit, LGBTQIA+ content, depiction of sexual assault, depiction of drug use, profanity
    Paperback, 1999New York : MTV Books, c1999. — YA CHB
  • Challenged 33 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit 
    Paperback, 2009New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009. — YA HOP
  • Challenged 30 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit 
    Paperback, 2019New York : Penguin Books, 2019. — YA GRE
  • Challenged 30 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit, profanity
    Book, 2015New York : Amulet Books, 2015. — YA AND
  • Challenged 28 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit, depiction of drug use
    Book, 2010New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010. — YA HOP
  • Challenged 28 times for... claimed to be sexually explicit, depiction of sexual assault
    Book, 2006New York : Hyperion, c2006. — YA MCC
  • Challenged 27 times for... LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit 
    Paperback, 2020New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — TEEN GN FLA