There has been a big argument about if YA fiction should be banned from school. There is an article by Meghan Cox Gurdon that has become public about YA fiction being too dark. Many people have responded with articles of their own, against or with Meghan. As I was reading articles based on "Darkness Too Visible" by Meghan, I came to a conclusion that teens should have the right to read books that they want without limitations so that, they can explore the world through books they read.
If age limits were confirmed, it would be pointless! "If there is a 18 year old rating, kids will find ways to get the books without their parents knowing, children aren't very good self censors." Ness told BBC Breakfast in the article, Should Young Adult Books Have Age Ratings?, by Husna Haq. This helps prove my point about limitations not stopping kids from reading these books. The best it could do is just stop a 13 year old from buying a 18 year old book! But just like videogames, they could have their parents go buy the book for them and then no one could stop them from reading this book. These are simple ways limitations are easily able to get through and are useless.
When teens read these types of YA books about how peoples lives are difficult, they are able to make a connection between the characters. They are able to connect like no other actual person could! "And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often terrible world. They believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones will save them!" Said by Sherman Alexie in, Why Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood. This is a way for kids to escape their world and go to another which can give them hope to escape their struggles like the books did.
Lastly, teens have easily written stories which are even darker than what actual authors write. "All you have to do is read what teenagers write themselves, and I've judged competitions for teen writing before, and it's darkness beyond anything I could come up with," Ness told BBC Breakfast. This helps prove my point. Why try to ban YA fiction for being too gruesome, when teens write books which extend past what people want to ban.
Limitations for books are useless. They make no sense to have, especially with all those loop holes they have and how much people can actually connect! Banning these types of books are not really able to do anything for schools to make them better.
If age limits were confirmed, it would be pointless! "If there is a 18 year old rating, kids will find ways to get the books without their parents knowing, children aren't very good self censors." Ness told BBC Breakfast in the article, Should Young Adult Books Have Age Ratings?, by Husna Haq. This helps prove my point about limitations not stopping kids from reading these books. The best it could do is just stop a 13 year old from buying a 18 year old book! But just like videogames, they could have their parents go buy the book for them and then no one could stop them from reading this book. These are simple ways limitations are easily able to get through and are useless.
When teens read these types of YA books about how peoples lives are difficult, they are able to make a connection between the characters. They are able to connect like no other actual person could! "And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often terrible world. They believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones will save them!" Said by Sherman Alexie in, Why Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood. This is a way for kids to escape their world and go to another which can give them hope to escape their struggles like the books did.
Lastly, teens have easily written stories which are even darker than what actual authors write. "All you have to do is read what teenagers write themselves, and I've judged competitions for teen writing before, and it's darkness beyond anything I could come up with," Ness told BBC Breakfast. This helps prove my point. Why try to ban YA fiction for being too gruesome, when teens write books which extend past what people want to ban.
Limitations for books are useless. They make no sense to have, especially with all those loop holes they have and how much people can actually connect! Banning these types of books are not really able to do anything for schools to make them better.
