Banned Books Week 2017 9/24-9/30/17

Celebrate Banned Books Week 2017

September 24-September 30, 2017

Read a Challenged Book

Here they are the Top Ten  Challenged Books of 2016

1. This One Summer written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
   Reasons: challenged because it includes LGBT characters, drug use and profanity, and it was considered sexually explicit with mature themes (Juv. T1533t)

2. Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
   Reasons: challenged because it includes LGBT characters, was deemed sexually explicit, and was considered to have an offensive political viewpoint (Juv.T2714d)
3. George written by Alex Gino
   Reasons: challenged because it includes a transgender child, and the “sexuality was not appropriate at elementary levels” (Juv. G4932g)
4. I Am Jazz written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
   Reasons: challenged because it portrays a transgender child and because of language, sex education, and offensive viewpoints (Juv. 306.76 .H574i)
5. Two Boys Kissing written by David Levithan
   Reasons: challenged because its cover has an image of two boys kissing, and it was considered to include sexually explicit LGBT content (Juv.L6662t)

        Looking for Alaska written by John Green

    Reasons: challenged for a sexually explicit scene that may lead a student to “sexual experimentation”

        Big Hard Sex Criminals written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky

     Reason: challenged because it was considered sexually explicit

    Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread written by Chuck Palahniuk

     Reasons: challenged for profanity, sexual explicitness, and being “disgusting and all around offensive”

     Little Bill (series) written by Bill Cosby and and illustrated by Varnette P. Honeywood

       Reason: challenged because of criminal sexual allegations against the author

      Eleanor & Park written by Rainbow Rowel

      Reason: challenged for offensive language (Juv. R8817e)