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50 Most Banned Books in American Schools This Year

During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600 books were banned from school libraries. The bans affected 138 school districts in 32 states, according to a report from PEN America, an organization dedicated to protecting free expression in literature.
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And Tango Makes Three (Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson)
And Tango Makes Three
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Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You (Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
2
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X.Kendi
The Infinite Moment of Us
The Infinite Moment of Us
3
Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
Two Boys Kissing
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David Levithan
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
5
Ibram X. Kendi
I Am Jazz (Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings)
I Am Jazz
6
Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson)
We Are the Ants
7
Shaun David Hutchinson
Killing Mr. Griffin (Lois Duncan)
Killing Mr. Griffin
8
Lois Duncan
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
9
Alice Sebold
The Truth About Alice (Jennifer Mathieu)
The Truth About Alice
10
Jennifer Mathieu
Real Live Boyfriends (E. Lockhart)
Real Live Boyfriends
11
E. Lockhart
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Almost Perfect
12
Brian Katcher
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
13
Laurie Halse Anderson
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Life (Dashka Slater)
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Life
14
Dashka Slater
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Sold
15
Patricia McCormick
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury
16
Sarah J. Maas
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany D.Jackson)
Monday's Not Coming
17
Tiffany D.Jackson
It's Perfectly Normal (Robie Harris)
It's Perfectly Normal
18
Robie Harris
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
19
Jonathan Safran Foer
More Happy Than Not (Adam Silvera)
More Happy Than Not
20
Adam Silvera
Tricks (Ellen Hopkins)
Tricks
21
Ellen Hopkins
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
22
Stephen Chbosky
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
23
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
Nineteen Minutes
24
Jodi Picoult
The Breakaways (Cathy G. Johnson)
The Breakaways
25
Cathy G. Johnson
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
26
Alison Bechdel
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
27
Margaret Atwood
Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts) (L. C. Rosen)
Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)
28
L. C. Rosen
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
29
Mike Curato
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
30
Raina Telgemeier
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki)
This One Summer
31
Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
32
Toni Morrison
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
33
Susan Kuklin
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
34
John Green
George (Alex Gino)
George
35
Alex Gino
This Book Is Gay (James Dawson)
This Book Is Gay
36
James Dawson
L8r G8r (Lauren Myracle)
L8r G8r
37
Lauren Myracle
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
38
Khaled Hosseini
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
39
Ellen Hopkins
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
40
Jay Asher
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