Censorship

 In one of my other classes this semester we learned all about censorship. Censorship is when a book is challenged because it is said to not be appropriate for the library. As I found this topic interesting I decided to research what are some of the most commonly banned books in schools. Something that stood out to me was that a great majority of banned books have to do with transgender individuals. An example of this would be I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings. This is so sad to me because today so many individuals are transgender. To me reading something like this is solely informational. Parents though have a right to choose what their children can and cannot learn about. In addition to this I saw multiple books that are banned today that were read to me when I was in high school such as To Kill a Mocking Bird and The Giver. These particular books were books I remember reading for English class. It is crazy to me the multitude of different reasons people will come up with for why they don't want their children reading particular books. 

Kpekoll. “Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019.” Advocacy, Legislation & Issues, 27 Sept. 2020, https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019.