BostonPL_Banned Books Week 2020: The Most Challenged Books of 2019Like this list

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• George

  Gino, Alex,

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  Reasons: challenged, banned, restricted, and hidden to avoid controversy; for LGBTQIA+ content and a transgender character; because schools and libraries should not “put books in a child’s hand that require discussion”; for sexual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond Magenta

  Transgender Teens Speak Out

  Kuklin, Susan,

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  Reasons: challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, for “its effect on any young people who would read it,” and for concerns that it was sexually explicit and biased.

• A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

  Bundo, Marlon • Twiss, Jill

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  Reasons: Challenged and vandalized for LGBTQIA+ content and political viewpoints, for concerns that it is “designed to pollute the morals of its readers,” and for not including a content warning.

• Sex Is a Funny Word

  Silverberg, Cory,

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  Reasons: Challenged, banned, and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content; for discussing gender identity and sex education; and for concerns that the title and illustrations were “inappropriate.”

• Prince & Knight

  Haack, Daniel,

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  Reasons: Challenged and restricted for featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA+ content; for being “a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children” with the potential to cause confusion, curiosity, and gender dysphoria; and for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Jazz!

  Herthel, Jessica,

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  Reasons: Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content, for a transgender character, and for confronting a topic that is “sensitive, controversial, and politically charged.”

• The Handmaid's Tale

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity and for “vulgarity and sexual overtones.”

• Drama

  Telgemeier, Raina,

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  Reasons: Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and for concerns that it goes against “family values/morals.”

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  Rowling, J. K.

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  Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling Reasons: Banned and forbidden from discussion for referring to magic and witchcraft, for containing actual curses and spells, and for characters that use “nefarious means” to attain goals.

• And Tango Makes Three

  Richardson, Justin, 1963-

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  Reason: Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content.