Each stated book on the BKLYN Books UnBanned List includes a number of locations where you can access it.Credit: Screenshot / BKLYN Public Library. The eCard is always free to teenagers in the state, who can applythrough the library's website. The fee for the card for those who live ou...
However, despite the praise,Gender Queeris also 2022’s most challenged book, according to theAmerican Library Association(ALA), the second consecutive year the novel has topped the organization’syearly listof the 10 titles that have received the most complaints around the nation. This we...
In a starred review,Booklistspares no words in describingSoldfor what it is: “An unforgettable account of sexual slavery as it exists now.” In it, author Patricia McCormick follows the story of Lakshmi, a 13-year-old girl from a poor village in Nepal, who is sold into prostitution when...
"Gender Queer," the most frequently-banned book, according to PEN America, is written by Maia Kobabe and is described by its publisher as a "useful and touching guide on gender identity." Deborah Stone, director of the ALA's office for intellectual freedom, told CBS N...
However,Cujois a book that made ALA’s list, and during the limelight of its days on store shelves, it was challenged primarily due to its treatment of infidelity and divorce. Amazon Rage ByStephen King writing as Richard Bachman After looking at four examples among the multiple dozens of Ki...
In the past, most challenges to library resources only sought to remove or restrict a single book. So far this year, 92% of attempts sought to censor multiple titles, according to the ALA. At least 11 states saw some cases that involved challenges of 100 or more books....
In the past, most challenges to library resources only sought to remove or restrict a single book. So far this year, 92% of attempts sought to censor multiple titles, according to the ALA. At least 11 states saw some cases that involved challenges of 100 or more ...