{"id":840,"date":"2018-09-18T10:57:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/?p=840"},"modified":"2018-09-17T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:57:19","slug":"banned-books-week-september-23-29-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/2018\/09\/18\/banned-books-week-september-23-29-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Challenged Books – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 354 challenges to library, school and university materials in 2017. Of the 416 books challenged or banned in 2017, the Top 10 Most Challenged Books are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Thirteen Reasons Why<\/em><\/strong> written by Jay Asher<\/strong>
    \nOriginally published in 2007, this New York Times bestseller has resurfaced as a controversial book after Netflix aired a TV series by the same name. This YA novel was challenged and banned in multiple school districts because it discusses suicide<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<\/em><\/strong> written by Sherman Alexie<\/strong>
    \nConsistently challenged since its publication in 2007 for acknowledging issues such as poverty, alcoholism, and sexuality, this National Book Award winner was challenged in school curriculums because of profanity<\/u> and situations that were deemed sexually explicit<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  3. Drama<\/em><\/strong> written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier<\/strong>
    \nThis Stonewall Honor Award-winning, 2012 graphic novel from an acclaimed cartoonist was challenged and banned in school libraries because it includes LGBT characters<\/u> and was considered \u201cconfusing.\u201d<\/u><\/li>\n
  4. The Kite Runner<\/em><\/strong> written by Khaled Hosseini<\/strong>
    \nThis critically acclaimed, multigenerational novel was challenged and banned because it includes sexual violence<\/u> and was thought to \u201clead to terrorism\u201d and \u201cpromote Islam.\u201d<\/u><\/li>\n
  5. George<\/em><\/strong> written by Alex Gino<\/strong>
    \nWritten for elementary-age children, this Lambda Literary Award winner was challenged and banned because it includes a transgender child.<\/u><\/li>\n
  6. Sex is a Funny Word<\/em><\/strong> written by Cory Silverberg and illustrated by Fiona Smyth<\/strong>
    \nThis 2015 informational children\u2019s book written by a certified sex educator was challenged because it addresses sex education<\/u> and is believed to lead children to \u201cwant to have sex or ask questions about sex.\u201d<\/u><\/li>\n
  7. To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em><\/strong> written by Harper Lee<\/strong>
    \nThis Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, considered an American classic, was challenged and banned because of violence<\/u> and its use of the N-word<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  8. The Hate U Give<\/em><\/strong> written by Angie Thomas<\/strong>
    \nDespite winning multiple awards and being the most searched-for book on Goodreads during its debut year, this YA novel was challenged and banned in school libraries and curriculums because it was considered \u201cpervasively vulgar\u201d<\/u> and because of drug use<\/u>, profanity<\/u>, and offensive language<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  9. And Tango Makes Three<\/em><\/strong> written by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson and illustrated by Henry Cole<\/strong>. Returning after a brief hiatus from the Top Ten Most Challenged list, this ALA Notable Children\u2019s Book, published in 2005, was challenged and labeled because it features a same-sex relationship<\/u>.<\/li>\n
  10. I Am Jazz<\/em><\/strong> written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas<\/strong>
    \nThis autobiographical picture book co-written by the 13-year-old protagonist was challenged because it addresses gender identity.<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 354 challenges to library, school and university materials in 2017. Of the 416 books challenged or banned in 2017, the Top 10 Most Challenged Books are: Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher Originally published in 2007, this New York Times bestseller has resurfaced as a controversial book… Continue reading Top 10 Most Challenged Books – 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/ponca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}