We are in the middle of National Library Week (19-25 April) and the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom brings us the news of what last year’s the most challenged books were: 1. Sold by Patricia McCormick 2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 3. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe 4. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas 5. (tie) Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 5. (tie) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins 7. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 8. (tie) A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 8. (tie) Identical by Ellen Hopkins 8. (tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green 8. (tie) Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout Book Riot has a story about this all. They report that the ALA tracked 5,668 books which were banned from libraries, the highest number of banned books they have recorded in a single year. Apparently only 3% of these challenges were brought by parents: 92% were brought by pressure groups and government officials. I think…
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