“Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love in this #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Ellen Hopkins.”Ĥ (tie). “Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love.” *PEN America earns commissions on purchases through to support its work defending free expression. Stonewall-Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book.“Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity–what it means and how to think about it–for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.” Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, 15 bans

Most Banned Books List Fall 2022 1 (tie). Gender Queer: A Memoir remained at the top of the list, as it was in the 2021-2022 school year, joined this time by Flamer.įor more on what kinds of bans are happening and where, read Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools. This is the list of the most banned books in the first part of the 2022-2023 school year, according to the PEN America Index of School Book Bans. With some titles restricted in multiple places, the total count of book bans is more than 1,477 instances of individual books banned. PEN America counted school book bans in the first part of the 2022-2023 school year, and found 874 different books banned. 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony.

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