George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books
Source: Associated Press
George M. Johnson’s ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ tops 2024 list of most ‘challenged’ US library books
By Hillel Italie
Updated 6:02 AM EDT, April 7, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, the American Library Association says.
In its new State of American Libraries Report released Monday, the ALA found more than 70% of attempted bans of a given title or titles come from organized groups and elected officials, and just 16% originated with a parent.
The most commonly criticized books, including Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” and the late Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” can be found on such websites as www.ratedbooks.org and through lists compiled by Moms for Liberty and other conservative activists.
“We can trace many of the challenges to lists of books that have been distributed by Moms for Liberty and other groups,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
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