Should A Stolen Life Be Banned

Have you ever wanted to read a book, but couldn't find it anywhere? That's because your book could be banned or challenged. A banned book is when someone bans a book for the content or there's something wrong with the book. When a book is challenged, it means someone's fighting for the book to be banned. For example, “A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Dugard is a banned book. I agree the book should be banned, because of the inappropriate content in the book.

At Crossroads middle school received a complaint about the book “A Stolen Life.” by Jaycee Dugard. The superintendent read the book and decided it will be a banned book becauses of its graphic nature. It wasn't allowed in the 7th grade classroom libraries. It also wasn't a 7th grade elective reading. Even though the book was banned for 7th graders, the book will be on Northview Public High School shelves. …show more content…
He now serves a long sentence in New York. Correction officials will not allow him to read the book “A Stolen Life.” He was so upset he wrote a letter to “New York Post.” claiming, “A New York State Corrections officials has banned the book ‘A Stolen Life’ written by Jaycee Dugard, whose abduction at age 11 and subsequent enslavement by a depraved couple gripped the nation and made Dugard a household name.” he also stated in the article why the banned the book. It reads, “New York State officials accuse child abduction survivor Jaycee Dugard of ‘Promoting child pornography’ in her