Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Banned Books Week started yesterday.
Here's a nice table of the most challenged ones long term on Wikipedia but here are the top 10 most banned books of 2021 (goes from July-June, I assume to sync with the school year), from here and the site includes ones from previous years.
I feel pretty safe in saying that most of the titles that are banned/challenged in schools are books with themes most of us on here actively support. Here is a huge spreadsheet if you want to look up what is banned locally.
Vote in local elections. Keep people who want to do bans like these and enact educational gag orders like in Florida and Utah out of government.
Here's a nice table of the most challenged ones long term on Wikipedia but here are the top 10 most banned books of 2021 (goes from July-June, I assume to sync with the school year), from here and the site includes ones from previous years.
- Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images- Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered to be sexually explicit- Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicit- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, violence, and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agenda- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references and use of a derogatory term- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and degrading to women- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit- This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Reasons: Banned, challenged, relocated, and restricted for providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ content.- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.
I feel pretty safe in saying that most of the titles that are banned/challenged in schools are books with themes most of us on here actively support. Here is a huge spreadsheet if you want to look up what is banned locally.
Vote in local elections. Keep people who want to do bans like these and enact educational gag orders like in Florida and Utah out of government.