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Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson (tie)

2022 #1 Most Challenged Book - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

2022 #1 Most Challenged Book - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

2022 #2 Most Challenged Book - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

2022 #2 Most Challenged Book - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

2022 #3 Most Challenged Book - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

2022 #3 Most Challenged Book - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

2022 #4 Most Challenged Book - Flamer by Mike Curato

2022 #4 Most Challenged Book - Flamer by Mike Curato

2022 #5 Most Challenged Book - Looking for Alaska by John Green (Tie)

2022 #5 Most Challenged Book - Looking for Alaska by John Green (Tie)

2022 #5 Most Challenged Book - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Tie)

2022 #5 Most Challenged Book - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Tie)

2022 #7 Most Challenged Book - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

2022 #7 Most Challenged Book - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

2022 #8 Most Challenged Book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

2022 #8 Most Challenged Book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

2022 #9 Most Challenged Book - Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

2022 #9 Most Challenged Book - Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - Crank by Ellen Hopkins (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - Crank by Ellen Hopkins (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (tie)

2022 #10 Most Challenged Book - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (tie)

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021

2021 #1 Most Challenged Book - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

2021 #1 Most Challenged Book - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

2021 #2 Most Challenged Book - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

2021 #2 Most Challenged Book - Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

2021 #3 Most Challenged Book - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

2021 #3 Most Challenged Book - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

2021 #4 Most Challenged Book - Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

2021 #4 Most Challenged Book - Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

2021 #5 Most Challenged Book - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

2021 #5 Most Challenged Book - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

2021 #6 Most Challenged Book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

2021 #6 Most Challenged Book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

2021 #7 Most Challenged Book - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

2021 #7 Most Challenged Book - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

2021 #8 Most Challenged Book - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

2021 #8 Most Challenged Book - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

2021 #9 Most Challenged Book - This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

2021 #9 Most Challenged Book - This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

2021 #10 Most Challenged Book - Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin

2021 #10 Most Challenged Book - Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin