The Most Challenged Books of 2024
Safe to say this is my least favorite post of the year.
The American Library Association recently released their list of the most challenged books of 2024, and it’s mostly made up of books that have been on the list in recent years.
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Here they are:
ALA also released some information about book challenges in 2024:
One wild bit of info on the above graphic is that only 16% of challenges were initiated by parents, with the majority coming from boards, admin, groups, and elected officials.
The #1 and #2 books on the 2024 list, All Boys Aren’t Blue and Gender Queer, also topped the 2023 list (swapping first and second position). The Bluest Eye, Tricks, Flamer, Sold, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl also appeared in the 2023 list.
More information on the list and book challenges at the ALA website.
Kelly Jenson has compiled an excellent list of resources to fight book bans at Book Riot.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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