Although Jazz is born a boy, she begins to consider herself a girl later on. The book is an autobiographical work of the co- writer herself, Jazz Jennings, in which she tells about her own queer experience when she was a kid. It is a children’s book released in 2014. “I am Jazz” by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Hertel The reason why they have been admitted to censorship is that they depict real-life events, mostly concentrating on minor groups of society such as blacks, queer individuals, or women.
And here are some examples of banned books of contemporary literature. By creating an event for your community, posting online about the freedom to read, or even just reading a banned book, each person has an opportunity to further that right.We become curious and question when there is censorship on some books. The courageous students, teachers, librarians, and authors who stand up for challenged ideas remind us that intellectual freedom is our birthright. These stories and others have been silenced, and Banned Books Week is a call to action to speak up for the right to read.Ĭharles Brownstein, chair of the Banned Books Week Coalition (BBWC) committee, says, “Banned Books Week gives everyone a chance to celebrate their story. The list includes the critically acclaimed and timely YA novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the bestselling middle grades graphic novel Drama by Raina Telgemeier, the groundbreaking children’s book And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson, and Henry Cole, and much more. The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom released their list of the Top 10 Challenged Books of 2017. The 2018 theme, “Banning Books Silences Stories,” is a reminder that everyone needs to speak out against the tide of censorship. Banned Books Week 2018, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, will be held September 23 - 29.
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