'Gender Queer' tops library group's list of challenged books

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A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country. lqbtq kprc2 click2hou

The ALA defines a challenge as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.”

The list also includes Toni Morrison’s first novel, the 1970 release “The Bluest Eye,” which has been criticized for its references to rape and incest; Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Mist and Fury” . The ALA last month reported there were more than 1,200 complaints in 2022 involving more than 2,500 different books, the highest totals since the association began compiling complaints 20 years ago. The number is likely much higher because the ALA relies on media reports and accounts from libraries.

 

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