Title: Why your kid should read banned books - The Washington Post
Headings: Why your kid should read banned books
Why your kid should read banned books
I don’t censor the books my children read. I think they’ll be stronger for it.

Content: Libraries, bookstores, publishers and teachers across the country use the week — this year it’s Sept. 22-28 — to highlight great books that people have banned and to spark a discussion about censorship. At Common Sense Media, we think reading banned books offers families a chance to celebrate reading and promotes open access to ideas, both of which are keys to raising a lifelong reader. Why do people ban books? Often it’s for religious or political reasons: An idea, a scene or a character in the book offends their religion, sense of morality or political view. Some folks feel they need to protect children from the cursing, morally offensive behavior or racially insensitive language in a book. Or they think a book’s content is too violent or too sexual. I don’t censor the books my children read. I think they’ll be stronger for it. The Civil War novel “ The Red Badge of Courage ” has been banned for its graphic depictions of war.