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Overview
PEN America counted school book bans in the 2021-2022 school year and found an alarming 1,648 titles banned somewhere in the United States. With some titles restricted in multiple places, the total count of book bans is more than 2,500.
Source: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2022/
Source: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2022/
Top 10 Banned Books of the 2021-2022 US School Year
6 participants (11 books)
Overview
PEN America counted school book bans in the 2021-2022 school year and found an alarming 1,648 titles banned somewhere in the United States. With some titles restricted in multiple places, the total count of book bans is more than 2,500.
Source: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2022/
Source: https://pen.org/banned-books-list-2022/
Challenge Books
1
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe
Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, 41 bans
2
All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson
All Boys Aren’t Blue, by George M. Johnson, 29 bans
3
Out of Darkness
Ashley Hope Pérez
Out of Darkness, by Ashley Hope Pérez, 24 bans
4
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison, 22 bans
5
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, 17 bans
7
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, 16 bans
8
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews, 14 bans
9
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, 12 bans
9
l8r, g8r
Lauren Myracle
l8r, g8r, by Lauren Myracle, 12 bans
