The American Library Association has released its annual list of the most challenged library books. Topping the list again is Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' as the ALA says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most targeted.
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FILE - Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City.
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