"Gender Queer" and "Flamer" tied at 15 for the most times banned during the more recent period, with other frequently banned books including "The Bluest Eye," "A Court of Mist and Fury" and a graphic novel edition of Margaret Atwood's dystopian "The Handmaid's Tale. The ALA list followed last week's report from PEN America, which found a continued rise in book bans at public schools during the first half of the 2022-2023 academic year.Īccording to PEN, there were 1,477 individual book bans affecting 874 different titles, up from 1,149 bans in the second half of 2021-2022. "Many of the books on our most challenged list appear on booklooks," Caldwell-Stone said. Moms for Liberty, which advocates for parental rights in schools, objected to more than 1,000 books in 2022.Ĭaldwell-Stone cited the website, a popular resource for conservatives to evaluate books that defines itself as "unaffiliated" with Moms for Liberty, but does "communicate with other individuals and groups with whom there is an intersection of mission and values." "Political/religious" groups such as the conservative Moms for Liberty account for just 17% of complaints, but they object to a disproportionate number of books, according to Caldwell-Stone. In charts accompanying Monday's announcement, the ALA reported the majority of complaints - nearly 60% - come from parents and library patrons. The Gender Games: The Problem With Men and Women, From Someone Who Has Been Both by Juno Dawson Author Juno Dawson Condition Used - Like New Binding type Hardback Publisher John Murray Press Year published Number of pages 368 Prizes N/A Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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