Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year

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Title

Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year

Subject

LGBTQ+ books
Banned books

Description

An Associated Press news article reporting that Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe topped the American Library Association's most challenged books list for the third consecutive year in 2024. The article documents school board debates, community responses, and institutional processes through which access to the book has been restricted across school districts in Florida, Texas, and elsewhere in the United States.

Creator

Italie, Hillel

Source

https://apnews.com/article/maia-kabobe-gender-queer-challenged-library-book-d3e4de3fc0243e42f6ca7bc7fac65979

Publisher

Associated Press

Date

2024-04-08

Rights

© 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Format

news article; digital

Language

English

Type

Hyperlink

Coverage

United States, 2021-2024

Citation

Italie, Hillel, “Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year,” Omeka, accessed June 3, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/761.

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