Censorship In Young Adult Literature

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One major problem with censorship consists of arguments over inappropriate reading for students. Even with a little rough language, some families feel that their kids need to abstain from such books. Others argue that many teens’ lives are much more difficult than any book and overall books help them learn how to deal with their struggles in life. Challenged several times, the novel, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, written by Sherman Alexie asks whether the challengers actually believe, “that a sexually explicit YA novel somehow traumatizes a teen mother,” or, “that a YA novel about murder and rape somehow shocks a damaged teenager exposed to murder and rape,” (“Young Adult Literature: Supporters Argue”). Alexie makes a point

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