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This is banned books week.
This is the second day of Banned Books week. It’s a celebration of our right to read. Books are constantly challenged in the context of the right to read them, the right to sell them, the right for teachers and libraries to include specific books in their curricula and libraries. Book challenges and book bans take place far more often than people realize, and often, the books are challenged by adults who haven’t read the books in question, but want to make sure that others can’t.
This shows the top ten challenged books (and often the books that are challenged are removed from shelves in schools and libraries). You'll notice that the top ten are heavily dominated by YA and kids books.
Parents have an absolute right (and a responsibility) to decide what their kids should and shouldn't read; they shouldn't have the ability to determine what is and isn't OK for other people's kids.
You might find this list of the most frequently challenged YA books and this list of the most frequently challenged books for kids interesting. I'll bet it includes books you know and love.
The Washington Post has an article on Why are illustrated books being challenged more than ever?
This is the second day of Banned Books week. It’s a celebration of our right to read. Books are constantly challenged in the context of the right to read them, the right to sell them, the right for teachers and libraries to include specific books in their curricula and libraries. Book challenges and book bans take place far more often than people realize, and often, the books are challenged by adults who haven’t read the books in question, but want to make sure that others can’t.
This shows the top ten challenged books (and often the books that are challenged are removed from shelves in schools and libraries). You'll notice that the top ten are heavily dominated by YA and kids books.
Parents have an absolute right (and a responsibility) to decide what their kids should and shouldn't read; they shouldn't have the ability to determine what is and isn't OK for other people's kids.
You might find this list of the most frequently challenged YA books and this list of the most frequently challenged books for kids interesting. I'll bet it includes books you know and love.
The Washington Post has an article on Why are illustrated books being challenged more than ever?
Last year, for the first time, the top two most challenged works were graphic novels for young adults, and half of the top 10 most challenged books were illustrated narratives. It also bears noting that of the 323 challenges filed against stocked books in 2016, many of them, according to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, were for reasons related to sex or gender.