The Most Banned and Challenged Books of the Past 8 Years [Updated] #Infographic

Published by Mehak Zaman Friday, April 15, 2022

Banned books have been a popular topic in the media lately. Schools around the United States have been challenging books that they feel are offensive or inappropriate. Which books have been challenged the most? PlaygroundEquipment.com created a visualization that documents the top books that have been banned and challenged in the past 8 years as well as all time. In 2020, these are the books that topped the list according to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom: 

1. George by Alex Gino 
2. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds 
3. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely 
4. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 
6. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard 
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 
8. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 
9. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 
10. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 

How many on the list have you read?

Infographic by: playgroundequipment

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