Challenged, banned, restricted and hidden for LGBTQIA+ content and a transgender character.
Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and concerns it was sexually explicit and biased.
Challenged and vandalized for LGBTQIA+ content, political viewpoints and not including a content warning.
Challenged, banned and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content and concerns that the title and illustrations were "inappropriate."
Challenged and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content and conflicting with a religious viewpoint.
Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content.
Banned and challenged for profanity and sexual content.
Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content.
Banned and forbidden for referring to magic and witchcraft.
Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Challenged for violent and sexual content.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Challenged and relocated for depiction of violence against animals.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Challenged due to concern that the library's collection of Scientology materials "gave the cult the appearance of legitimacy."
Challenged by a parent due to concerns that the book's rape scene could cause further trauma to students who have been sexually abused.
Challenged due to complaints of "foul language," "profane use of God's name," and a "negative portrayal of a character with autism or a similar disorder."
Challenged due to LGBTQIA+ content.
Challenged and removed for showing magic as "both good and evil" and containing "actual curses and spells."
Graphic novel version of The Giver was challenged by library staff member for scene of infant euthanasia. Reclassified from young adult to adult.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for profanity and "anti-religious" sentiments.
Challenged for addressing a "highly controversial subject."
Challenged and removed from recommended reading list for English courses in Columbia County, GA due to "explicit" and "unacceptable" content.
Challenged for the potential to do "irrevocable harm."
Challenged and relocated for the potential to do "irrevocable harm."
Temporarily removed from Parr Library in Plano, Texas for being too political.
Challenged and removed from recommended reading list for English courses in Columbia County, GA due to "explicit" and "unacceptable" content.
Removed from campus bookstore at Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH due to "scandalous" materials.
Challenged for "talk about the vagina, penis, and sex."
Challenged when adopted as part of a gender identity curriculum in Oak Park, CA.
Challenged because slavery was mentioned without being condemned, and for stereotypical representations of Native Americans.
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for language and references to masturbation.
Challenged by a parent and removed from Gardendale High School (AL) summer reading list for sexual content.
Challenged and relocated for the potential to do "irrevocable harm."
Challenged for sexual content, violence and language.
In two NJ high schools, circulation of the book was limited to students with parental permission due to a lesbian protagonist.
Challenged when adopted as part of a gender identity curriculum in Oak Park, CA.
Challenged by Arizona Rep. Kelly Townsend for the false claim that the book "depicted minors having sexual intercourse."
Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content.
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Banned from Arizona prisons for threatening to "disrupt the facility's ability to maintain security and order."
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Challenged when adopted as part of a gender identity curriculum in Oak Park, CA.
Defaced and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and "because science."
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Challenged for telling children that "adults are wrong about gender."
Challenged for LGTBQIA+ content. Patron argued children's books containing LGBTQIA+ content should be labeled and relocated.
Challenged for containing "obscene and/or pornographic material."
Purchased as an initiative to create diverse classroom libraries in Loudon County, VA. Challenged because LGBTQIA+ books were included in the purchase.
Challenged due to "obscene and/or pornographic material."
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