Learn more about Banned and Challenged books from TeachingBooks database.
Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019
Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2000-2009
Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 1990-1999
Citation:
"Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023", American Library Association, April 21, 2023
https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 (Accessed August 26, 2024)
Document ID: 762aeb22-ea38-47c5-b01e-8ac2d30c672c
Banned Books are books that have been challenged or removed from libraries, bookstores, or schools.
According to the American Library Association (ALA) "Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Typically (but not always) held during the last week of September, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas." (ALA, Banned Books Week)
Boston Public Library partnering with the ALA provide free access to banned books!. Check out books from the Boston Public Library, if you can't find a book at Salem State Library or in the NOBLE libraries.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by 
The Bluest Eye by 
Sold by 
All Boys Aren't Blue by 
