

The book presents the life story of Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X, who was a human rights activist and who has been called one of the most influential Americans in recent history. Objectors have called this seminal work a “how-to-manual” for crime and decried because of “anti-white statements” present in the book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X and Alex Haley, 1965 (Grove Press)

Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection”). Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence.ġ0. Habibi, by Craig Thompson Reasons: Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.ĩ. Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel Reasons: Violence and other (“graphic images”).Ĩ.


The Holy Bible Reasons: Religious viewpoint.ħ. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon Reasons: Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“profanity and atheism”).Ħ. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin Reasons: Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“wants to remove from collection to ward off complaints”).ĥ. I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings Reasons: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group.Ĥ. James Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”).ģ. Looking for Alaska, by John Green Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.Ģ. The Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2015, as recorded by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), are:ġ.
