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The American Library Association has released their annual [State of America’s Libraries report](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ala-releases-2014-state-of-americas-libraries-report-255108311.html), which includes the list of the most “challenged” books of the previous year. Those are the books that are the subject of formal, written complaints filed with libraries or schools “requesting that a book or other material be restricted or removed because of its content or appropriateness.” The 2013 report notes that the year’s 307 recorded instances of challenges is down from 2012 — to the tune of more than 100 complaints. But the books _receiving_ those fewer complaints were, in many cases, the same as before. Just as in 2012, the potty humor of the _Captain Underpants_ series by Dav Pilkey brought the books to the top of the list. Other repeat offenders in the top ten included Sherman Alexie’s _The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian_, _Fifty Shades of Grey_ by E.L. James and _Looking for Alaska_ by John Green. The newcomers to the top ten were: * _The Bluest Eye_, by Toni Morrison (second place) * _The Hunger Games_, by Suzanne Collins * _A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl,_ by Tanya Lee Stone * _The Perks of Being a Wallflower_, by Stephen Chbosky * _Bless Me Ultima_, by Rudolfo Anaya * _Bone (series)_, by Jeff Smith As I [noted last year](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/17/what-was-the-most-complained-about-library-book-of-2012/), it’s not so surprising that something like _Captain Underpants_ would be seen as more worthy of complaint than something as blatantly out-there as _Fifty Shades_. Though the presence of the BDSM blockbuster in a public library might bother some patrons, adult books for adults are harder to muster outrage over. Books for kids are clearly much more likely to be the subject of formal, written complaints. One of the most common reasons for complaint is, in fact, “unsuited to age group.” (Why that’s one of the reasons people complained about _50 Shades_ too is, however, a complete mystery.) As for trying to keep kids away from _Hunger Games_ due to its “religious viewpoint” (which is what?) and it being “unsuited to age group” — good luck with that, concerned citizens. The ALA’s annual list is a nice barometer of what has people wringing their hands, but _The Hunger Games_ is as good a reminder as any that a book being challenged is _not_ the same thing as it being suppressed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/61552/most-challenged-library-book-2013/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/61552/most-challenged-library-book-2013/"},"headline":"The Most Complained-About Library Book of 2013 Was...","datePublished":"2014-04-14T19:00:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:17:27.770Z","description":"Hint: it's the same book that topped last year's list","url":"https://time.com/61552/most-challenged-library-book-2013/","keywords":["Books","Libraries","Library"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86fb1591eec78755/69868a9aadae445e285428c0/librarian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lily Rothman","jobTitle":"Rothman is managing editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86fb1591eec78755/69868a9aadae445e285428c0/librarian.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Librarian","caption":"Librarian","creditText":"Fuse / Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/61552/most-challenged-library-book-2013/","name":"The Most Complained-About Library Book of 2013 Was..."}}]}] ```