Documented challenge evidence
Sold
ALA ranked Sold first on its 2025 Most Challenged Books list, with 36 challenges.
Reporting period: 2025 · listed rank 1 · 36 reported challenges. Scope: Challenges reported to or identified by the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom in the United States during 2025; ALA describes its data as a snapshot because many challenges are not reported.
Check reading routes (5)
Provider-listed title · still check card access and live record
Brooklyn Public Library National Teen eCard
Provider formats: ebook, audiobook
These are programme capabilities, not proof that this title is held in any listed format.
Eligibility: Ages 13-21 in the United States; New York State teenagers use BPL's standard free eCard route.
Availability: BPL's official programme page listed Sold in its Always Available, Frequently Challenged Books collection when checked. Card access and the live record still control.
Eligibility, account access, the live title record, exact format, holds, and wait time remain separate checks.
Catalogue route · title availability not checked
The Seattle Public Library Books Unbanned
Provider formats: ebook, audiobook
These are programme capabilities, not proof that this title is held in any listed format.
Eligibility: Ages 13-26, United States; Seattle residents/workers use the standard SPL card.
Availability: Search the live SPL OverDrive catalogue; a current copy or hold position was not verified.
Eligibility, account access, the live title record, exact format, holds, and wait time remain separate checks.
Catalogue route · title availability not checked
LA County Library Books Unbanned
Provider formats: ebook, audiobook
These are programme capabilities, not proof that this title is held in any listed format.
Eligibility: Ages 13-18, California residents.
Availability: Search the live LA County Libby collection; a current copy or hold position was not verified.
Eligibility, account access, the live title record, exact format, holds, and wait time remain separate checks.
Catalogue route · title availability not checked
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Provider formats: audio, braille
These are programme capabilities, not proof that this title is held in any listed format.
Eligibility: Qualifying print disability; U.S. residents or U.S. citizens living abroad.
Availability: Search the NLS catalogue or ask a network library; title and format were not verified.
Eligibility, account access, the live title record, exact format, holds, and wait time remain separate checks.
Catalogue route · title availability not checked
Bookshare
Provider formats: accessible ebook, audio, braille-ready, large text
These are programme capabilities, not proof that this title is held in any listed format.
Eligibility: Qualifying print disability; free for qualifying U.S. students, paid annual membership generally applies to adults.
Availability: Search Bookshare after checking eligibility; title and format were not verified.
Eligibility, account access, the live title record, exact format, holds, and wait time remain separate checks.