Top 10 Most Challenged Books for 2022
Gender Queer: a Memoir by
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQ+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit imagesLawn Boy by
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicitAll Boys Aren't Blue by
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered sexually explicitOut of Darkness by
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicitThe Hate U Give by
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, violence, and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agendaThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references and use of a derogatory termMe and Earl and the Dying Girl by
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and degrading to womenThe Bluest Eye by
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicitThis Book Is Gay by
Reasons: Banned, challenged, relocated, and restricted for providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ contentBeyond Magenta by
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit