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"Each year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books that receive the most challenges from people attempting to have them removed from public and school libraries. These are the top 13 titles from 2022."

"Jerry Pinkney illustrated over 100 children's books in his long career. He won a Caldecott Medal for illustration for The Lion and The Mouse and five Coretta Scott King Awards."

"From his childhood as the son of Jamaican immigrants, to Army General, to becoming the first African-American Secretary of State, these books recount the life of Colin Powell."

"Gary Paulsen is the beloved author of numerous wilderness and survival stories, including the Newbery Honor book Hatchet."

"Eloise Greenfield was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for the positive portrayal of the African-American experience"