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The American Library Association has published its list of the most-challenged or banned books in 2020. They include stories about racism and racial justice.
The American Library Association has published its list of the most-challenged or banned books in 2020. They include stories about racism and racial justice.
Kevin ShalveyApr 11, 2021, 14:52 IST
Authors Harper Lee and Toni Morrison.AP Photo
The American Library Association has released its list of the most frequently challenged books.
Titles included "All American Boys," "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," and "George."
Demands to remove books addressing racism and racial justice grew last year, said the organization.
The American Library Association published the list of the 10 most challenged and banned books in the country for 2020, including "All American Boys," "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," and "George."
"Demands to remove books addressing racism and racial justice or those that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous, or people of color grew in number," the ALA said.
Here are the 10 titles.
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10. "The Hate U Give," by Angie Thomas
Author Angie Thomas.
Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo
9. "The Bluest Eye," by Toni Morrison
Author Toni Morrison.
Kathy Willens/AP Photo
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8. "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck
Author John Steinbeck.
Anthony Camerano/AP Photo
7. "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee
Author Harper Lee.
Rob Carr/AP Photo
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6. "Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice," by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard. Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin.
"Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice."
Magination Press
5. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," by Sherman Alexie
Author Sherman Alexie.
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4. "Speak," by Laurie Halse Anderson
"Speak," by Laurie Halse Anderson
Square Fish/MacMillan Books
3. "All American Boys," by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
"All American Boys," by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Simon & Schuster
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2. "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
"Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds.
Little, Brown and Company