“Young Adult books are challenged more frequently than any other type of book,” said Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week National Committee.
Why?
“These are the books that speak most immediately to young people, dealing with many of the difficult issues that arise in their own lives, or in the lives of their friends. These are the books that give young readers the ability to safely explore the sometimes scary real world. Banned Books Week is a call to action, to remind everyone that young people need to be allowed the freedom to read widely, to read books that are relevant for them, and to be able to make their own reading choices.”
(Quoted from bannedbooksweek.org)
The American Library Association has an exhaustive list of the Most Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books. We encourage you to look through them and ask why they may been deemed dangerous for young minds...
