The ALA's "Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024" consists of these titles (with some ties) and includes censors' claims:
1. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit)
2. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit)
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (depiction of sexual assault, depiction of incest, sexually explicit, EDI content)
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (sexually explicit, LGBTQIA+ content, depiction of sexual assault, depiction of drug use, profanity)
5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (sexually explicit)
6. Looking for Alaska by John Green (sexually explicit )
6. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews (sexually explicit, profanity)
8. Crank by Ellen Hopkins (sexually explicit, depiction of drug use)
8. Sold by Patricia McCormick (sexually explicit, depiction of sexual assault)
10. Flamer by Mike Curato (LGBTQIA+ content, sexually explicit )
The ALA noted that "the majority of book censorship attempts are now originating from organized movements. Pressure groups and government entities that include elected officials, board members and administrators initiated 72% of demands to censor books in school and public libraries. Parents only accounted for 16% of demands to censor books, while 5% of challenges were brought by individual library users. The 120 titles most frequently targeted for censorship during 2024 are all identified on partisan book rating sites which provide tools for activists to demand the censorship of library books. The most common justifications for censorship provided by complainants were false claims of illegal obscenity for minors; inclusion of LGBTQIA+ characters or themes; and covering topics of race, racism, equity, and social justice."