The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 is "Freed Between the Lines." 

ALA documented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources in 2023. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2023 nearly doubles the 2,571 book challenges reported in 2022. Of the record 4,240 unique titles targeted for censorship, the most challenged and reasons cited for censoring the books are listed below:

1. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
   Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sex education, & claims that it is sexually explicit.
2. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson 
   Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sex education, & claims that it is sexually explicit.
3. This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson
   Reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sex education, & claims that it is sexually explicit.
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 
   Reasons: Claims that it is sexually explicit; LGBTQIA+ content; depiction of sexual abuse; drugs; profanity.
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
   Reasons: Claims that it is sexually explicit; LGBTQIA+ content.
6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
   Reasons: Mentions of rape, incest, claimed to be sexually explicit, EDI content
7. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
   Reasons: Claims that it is sexually explicit, profanity
8. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
   Reasons: Claims to be sexually explicit, drugs, rape, LGBTQIA+ content
9. Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
   Reason: Claims to be sexually explicit, sex education, LGBTQIA+ content
10. Sold by Patricia McCormick
    Reason: Claims that it is sexually explicit, rape