By Samantha Totman, Senior Circulation Librarian
This week, we’re celebrating Banned Books Week at the Lynnfield Library! Banned Books Week highlights the freedom to read and brings attention to the increasing number of book challenges and bans in recent years. According to the American Library Association (ALA), book challenges rose 38% from 2021 to 2022. You can read their latest report here.
The top 13 most challenged books of 2022, according to the ALA, are below. To learn more about celebrating Banned Books Week, head to their website!
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Book | eBook
All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook
Flamer by Mike Curato
Book | eBook
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Book | Large Print | eBook | eAudiobook
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Book | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook | Movie DVD
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Book | Large Print | CD Audiobook
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Book | Large Print | eBook | CD Audiobook | eAudiobook
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Book | eBook | eAudiobook | Movie DVD
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
Book | eBook | eAudiobook
