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'Sold' tops ALA's 2025 challenged books list: Author on its life-changing impact for abuse survivors
In its 2025 list of most challenged U.S. library books, the American Library Association (ALA) named *Sold* by Patricia McCormick as number one. The 2006 novel, based on survivor interviews, has sparked debate over its depictions of sex trafficking and assault, but the author highlights how it empowers young readers to disclose their own abuse.