September 24, 2018

Top 10 Challenged Books of 2017

Challenged Books:
Top Ten Lists

"The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary challenge reports sent to OIF from communities across the United States.' - ALA Banned Books Week



Interested in learning more? 

Review challenge comments on the ALA Web site. Then ... you decide.

We have the following 2017 Top Ten Challenged Books in our collection. Titles are both fiction and non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, books are part of the main juvenile collection, located on AU Library's second floor.

  1. Thirteen Reason's Why
    PZ7.A8155 Th 2008
  2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
    PZ7. A382 Ab 2007
  3. Drama
    PZ7.7.t454 Tr 2012
  4. The Kite Runner
    MAIN General Collection: PS3608.O382 K58 2003
  5. George
    PZ7.G4387 Geo 2015
  6. Sex is a Funny Word
    HQ53.S55 2015
  7. To Kill a Mocking Bird
    MAIN General Collection:  PS3562.E22 T6 1960
  8. The Hate U Give
    PZ7.T3642 Hat 2017
  9. And Tango Makes Three
    PZ10.3.R414 Tan 2005
  10. I am Jazz
    Available through OhioLINK