I remember when I was in middle school about 100 years ago, all of my friends were secretly reading the book "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret" by Judy Blume.
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret?
We were all very interested in knowing and talking about GIRL STUFF. Girl stuff, back in the day, wasn't about graphic sex, gangs, physical abuse, and perversion. Girl stuff was learning about growing up (health class and boy body parts,) wearing bras, getting periods, liking boys, picking clothes, and wearing makeup. Things have changed over the last 40 years.
One thing that hasn't changed, is the fact that some books have been removed from libraries, BANNED, because of the content. Books that deal with topics like sex, drugs, gangs, violence, and explicit language usually get the attention of kids and adults, and sometimes they receive less than favorable reviews. This can lead to CENSORSHIP. What is censorship? This is when someone decides that YOU shouldn't be allowed to read something and thinks that NOONE should, and they try to PREVENT people from having access to it.
How do you feel about that? Do you think that you should have the right to read books that have adult material and concepts? Do you think you are old enough to decide for yourself? Do you think that someone, other than your parents, should be able to tell you NOT to read a book?
Well, check out this list of books that were CHALLENGED for their content and some of them REMOVED from libraries in the 2014-2015 school year.
BANNED BOOKS!!
https://www.ila.org/content/documents/bbw_2014_short.pdf
We own some of them, so maybe you want to search for a good banned book in our very own library. It is guaranteed to be a GOOD BOOK, but maybe someone won't want you reading it!
