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Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
The next Banned Books Week will be held October 1 – 7, 2023. The theme of this year’s event is “Let Freedom Read!” (Source)
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Flamer by 
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by 
All Boys Aren't Blue by 
The Bluest Eye by 
Gender Queer: a Memoir by 
Lawn Boy by 
Out of Darkness by 
This Book is Gay by 
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by 
