The American Library Association released its annual Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books, which is included in the ALA's State of America's Libraries Report 2016.
A Harris poll last July on attitudes about book banning and school libraries revealed that out of the 2,244 U.S. adults who participated, the percentage (28%) who felt certain titles should be banned increased by more than half since the previous survey (18%) conducted in 2011.
Book challenges recorded by ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom show that attempts to remove materials with diverse content are higher than ever before. The most frequently challenged books last year were:
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
- I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
- Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- The Holy Bible
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
- Habibi by Craig Thompson
- Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan