September 26, 2017

Top 10 Challenged Books of 2016


Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2016 according to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom are presented below.  We have six in our juvenile / YA collection.

  1. This One Summer: by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
  2. Drama: by Raina Telgemeier
  3. George: by Alex Gino 
  4. I Am Jazz: by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
  5. Two Boys Kissing: by David Levithan 
  6. Looking for Alaska: by John Green
  7. Big Hard Sex Criminals: by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky 
  8. Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread: by Chuck Palahniuk 
  9. Little Bill (series): by Bill Cosby and illustrated by Varnette P. Honeywood 
  10. Eleanor & Park: by Rainbow Rowell