Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ranks #7 on the ALA's list of most challenged books of 2021. This is the first time since the book's publication in 2012 that the book has made the ALA's list of the 10 most challenged books. Despite critical acclaim and a film adaptation released in 2015, Me Earl and the Dying Girl has been banned and challenged for vulgarity, offensive language, sexually explicit content, and for being degrading to women. You can read more about it here.