A fight over Green’s books in his home state of Indiana reflects a broader cultural debate over what books are appropriate for young readers, and who gets to decide.
I’m really glad he’s using his voice and platform to talk about this. He’s right, it is a huge escalation and an attempt to control. Usually, if a kid feels a book isn’t for them….they generally just put it back and and stop reading it. I did that dozens of times as a teen. This weird distortion of the concept of appropriateness to prevent young people from being able to see themselves in literature or learn about certain topics is so transparent and it’s scary to see it gaining so much traction.
I’m really glad he’s using his voice and platform to talk about this. He’s right, it is a huge escalation and an attempt to control. Usually, if a kid feels a book isn’t for them….they generally just put it back and and stop reading it. I did that dozens of times as a teen. This weird distortion of the concept of appropriateness to prevent young people from being able to see themselves in literature or learn about certain topics is so transparent and it’s scary to see it gaining so much traction.