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Parents' concerns about a YA collection; a grandmother questions a Newbery honoree.

Censorship expert Pat Scales fields questions on cultural misrepresentation in fiction, challenged books, and more.

Date rape impacts a community; appropriate holiday decor; protesters at a Halloween event.

How much do authors’ reputations drive book challenges?

The kid likes one thing, the parent wants another. How should librarians proceed? 

A frequently challenged book club pick; insisting on the Pledge of Allegiance 

Try these projects and games with your students on Banned Websites Awareness Day (September 26), which seeks to raise awareness of overly restrictive filtering of educational websites and to explore the impact on intellectual freedom.

Recommending books to rising sixth graders sparks controversy