THE 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2024

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All Boys

1. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

Number of challenges: 39

Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

2. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Number of challenges: 38

Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit
Bluest Eye

3/4. (tie) The Bluest Eye  by Toni Morrison

Number of challenges: 35

Challenged for: Depiction of sexual abuse, EDI content, claimed to be sexually explicit
Wallflower

4/3. (tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Number of challenges: 35

Challenged for: Depiction of sexual abuse, LGBTQIA+ content, drug use, profanity, claimed to be sexually explicit
Tricks

5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Number of challenges: 33

Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, drugs, rape, LGBTQIA+ content

6/7. (tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green

Number of challenges: 30

Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

7/6. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl  by Jesse Andrews

Number of challenges: 30

Challenged for: Profanity, claimed to be sexually explicit

8/9. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Number of challenges: 28

Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, depiction of drug use
Sold

9/8. (tie) Sold by Patricia McCormick

Number of challenges: 28

Challenged for: Claimed to be sexually explicit, rape
All Boys

10. Flamer  by Mike Curato

Number of challenges: 27

Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit