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Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2015

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The Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2015, as recorded by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), are:

1. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
2. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
3. I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
4. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
6. The Holy Bible
7. Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
8. Habibi, by Craig Thompson
9. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter
10. Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan

Learn more about book challenges and issues and trends facing libraries in the 2016 State of America's Libraries Report at http://bit.ly/americas-libr... Show less
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2015 Fan-Generated Virtual Read-Out Videos Play all

Videos provided to us by readers of banned/challenged books for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out!

Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out | Ulysses - Duration: 2 minutes, 57 seconds.

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BBW Virtual Read-out: The Giving Tree - Duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Videos featuring highly acclaimed banned/challenged authors and celebrities: Dav Pilkey, Ana Castillo, Judy Blume, Stephen Chbosky, Khaled Hosseini, Markus Zusak, Whoopi Goldberg, etc.

Leslea Newman for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds.

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Jeff Bridges for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 6 minutes, 23 seconds.

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Sherman Alexie on Book Banning and Censorship - Duration: 96 seconds.

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Ana Castillo for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 3 minutes, 15 seconds.

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Khaled Hosseini for the Banned Books Virtual Read-Out - Duration: 3 minutes, 11 seconds.

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This playlist features videos produced in honor of Banned Books Week that are lengthier than the average Virtual Read-Out video.

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2015 SAGE and ALA OIF Virtual Read-Out Videos Play all

Yang Sook Lee for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 3 minutes, 26 seconds.

William Swafford for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 39 seconds.

Wanda Huffaker for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 46 seconds.

Susan Yutzey for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 85 seconds.

Susan Birkenseer for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds.

Sue Subel for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 52 seconds.

Stephanie Trzeciakiewics for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 4 minutes, 1 second.

Shaun Klee for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 16 seconds.

Scott Walter for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 57 seconds.

Sarah Kishler for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 82 seconds.

Sabrina Carnesi for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 17 seconds.

Robert MonsalveJones for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.

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2015 Fan-Generated Virtual Read-Out Videos Play all

Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out | Ulysses - Duration: 2 minutes, 57 seconds.

BBW Virtual Read-Out - Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds.

Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out | Catch 22 - Duration: 3 minutes, 6 seconds.

WIN 20150923 151732 - Duration: 114 seconds.

If I Ran The Zoo - Banned Book Project - Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

BBW Virtual Read-out: Heather Has Two Mommies - Duration: 2 minutes, 56 seconds.

BBW Virtual Read-out: The Giving Tree - Duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds.

Charlotte's Web banned book week virtual read aloud - Duration: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.

BBW Virtual Read-out: Where the Wild Things Are - Duration: 73 seconds.

"Little House on the Prairie" banned book week - Duration: 3 minutes, 2 seconds.

bbw virtual readout: where the wild things are - Duration: 3 minutes, 15 seconds.

Movie on 9 26 15 at 5 57 PM - Duration: 3 minutes.

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Celebrity Read-Out Videos Play all

Leslea Newman for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds.

Ellen Hopkins for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds.

Mariam Gates for the Banned Books Week 2015 Virtual Read Out! - Duration: 67 seconds.

Dav Pilkey, Creator of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, on Banning Books - Duration: 115 seconds.

Jeff Bridges for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 6 minutes, 23 seconds.

Lois Lowry for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 113 seconds.

Sherman Alexie on Book Banning and Censorship - Duration: 96 seconds.

Ana Castillo for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 3 minutes, 15 seconds.

Stan Lee for the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out! - Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds.

Whoopi Goldberg Reads Shel Silverstein - Virtual Read-Out - Duration: 52 seconds.

Khaled Hosseini for the Banned Books Virtual Read-Out - Duration: 3 minutes, 11 seconds.

Sherman Alexie talkes to ABFFE about Censorship - Duration: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.

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Banned Books Virtual Read-Out videos from previous years

2011 Read-out Videos Part 1 - Playlist

2011 Read-Out Videos Part 2 - Playlist

2011 Read-Out Videos Part 3 - Playlist

2011 Read-Out Videos Part 4 - Playlist

2011 Read-Out Videos Part 5 - Playlist

2012 Read-Out Videos-Playlist 1 - Playlist

2012 Read-Out Videos-Playlist 2 - Playlist

2012 Read-Out Videos-Playlist 3 - Playlist

2013 Read-Out Videos Part 1 - Playlist

2013 Read-Out Videos Part 2 - Playlist

Banned Books Week videos Play all

Salisbury University Celebrates Banned Books Week 2013 - Duration: 12 minutes.

Perspectives on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship, Part III - Duration: 2 minutes, 7 seconds.

Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2015 - Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

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