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banning books ≠ "guiding what young people read" (or: the pitfall of nostalgia for teen innocence)

June 9, 2011 2 comments Article

Several days ago, a friend sent me a link to this smart blog post, a response to an article in the Wall Street Journal that suggests most YA novels are “rife with explicit abuse, violence and depravity” that doesn’t reflect the reality of teens’ lives, and that parents, teachers, and librarians should actively seek to prevent teens from reading these books.

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