The intersections of sexuality, schooling and young adult literature is a high debate in the United States right now. On Thursday, Corrine Wickens, professor of literacy education, delivered an enriching presentation on her research in that topic.  The...

You are not trying to protect your children, you are trying to take away knowledge and art and, in the process, discriminate against literature that shows the experiences of minorities. If anything, banning these books will only make young people more desperate to seek them out.