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Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Typically (but not always) held during the last week of September, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. (Source)
Check out more Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists from previous years here.
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 
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