The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from reports filed by library professionals and community members and from news stories published throughout the United States.Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books, using its database and media reports.
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Flamer by Mike Curato
(tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
(tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
(tie) This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
(tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
(tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
(tie) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was amazing.