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This book is gay by juno dawson6/6/2023 ![]() The ALA list followed last week's report from PEN America, which found a continued rise in book bans at public schools during the first half of the 2022-2023 academic year.Īccording to PEN, there were 1,477 individual book bans affecting 874 different titles, up from 1,149 bans in the second half of 2021-2022. "Many of the books on our most challenged list appear on booklooks," Caldwell-Stone said. Moms for Liberty, which advocates for parental rights in schools, objected to more than 1,000 books in 2022.Ĭaldwell-Stone cited the website, a popular resource for conservatives to evaluate books that defines itself as "unaffiliated" with Moms for Liberty, but does "communicate with other individuals and groups with whom there is an intersection of mission and values." ![]() "Political/religious" groups such as the conservative Moms for Liberty account for just 17% of complaints, but they object to a disproportionate number of books, according to Caldwell-Stone. ![]() ![]() In charts accompanying Monday's announcement, the ALA reported the majority of complaints - nearly 60% - come from parents and library patrons. ![]()
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