{"id":309,"date":"2023-10-02T21:03:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/?p=309"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:03:12","slug":"banned-books-week-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/10\/02\/banned-books-week-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books Week 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you been thinking that it\u2019s getting hard out there for books that are just trying to sit on shelf, minding their own business? You\u2019re not wrong. In April the American Library Association released their report on banned and challenge books of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Libraries in every state faced another year of unprecedented attempts to ban books. In 2022, ALA tracked the highest number of censorship reports since the association began compiling data about library censorship more than 20 years ago. ALA\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorship, a 38% increase from the 1,858 unique titles targeted in 2021. Most of the targeted books were written by or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, why a Banned Books Week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy releasing the list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books each year, ALA recognizes all of the brave authors whose work challenges readers with stories that disrupt the status quo and offer fresh perspectives on tough issues,\u201d said ALA President Lessa Kanani\u2019opua Pelayo-Lozada. \u201cThe list also illustrates how frequently stories by or about LGBTQ+ persons, people of color, and lived experiences are being targeted by censors. Closing our eyes to the reality portrayed in these stories will not make life\u2019s challenges disappear. Books give us courage and help us understand each other.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to take action on behalf of authors, library staff, and the communities they serve. ALA calls on readers everywhere to show your commitment to the freedom to read by doing something to protect it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can learn more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below are the most Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender Queer <\/strong>by Maia Kobabe – Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Boys Aren\u2019t Blue<\/strong> by George M. Johnson – Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bluest Eye<\/strong> by Toni Morrison – Reasons: depiction of sexual abuse, claimed to be sexually explicit, EDI content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flamer<\/strong> by Mike Curato – Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) Looking for Alaska<\/strong> by John Green – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, LGBTQIA+ content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) The Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/strong> by Stephen Chbosky – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, LGBTQIA+ content, depiction of sexual abuse, drugs, profanity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawn Boy<\/strong> by Jonathan Evison – Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<\/strong> by Sherman Alexie – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, profanity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of Darkness<\/strong> by Ashley Hope Perez – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) A Court of Mist and Fury<\/strong> by Sarah J. Maas – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) Crank<\/strong> by Ellen Hopkins – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, drugs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl<\/strong> by Jesse Andrews – Reasons: Claimed to be sexually explicit, profanity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(TIE) This Book is Gay<\/strong> by Juno Dawson – Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sex education, claimed to be sexually explicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shop of all the books here! <\/a>(This is an affiliate link to my Bookshop, which supports independent bookstores throughout the United States. If you use this link to purchase the book, I will make a small commission at no additional cost to you.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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