Calls to Ban Teen Book Sees Increase in Sales - -
" A call to ban books deemed ‘inappropriate’ by conservative parents has actually prompted sales to increase. In Spotsylvania, Virginia USA, parents took to the county town hall meeting to discuss “objectionable” reading materials accessible by the kids at the local high school. After searching the terms “gay” and “heterosexual” at the school’s library system they found 172 mentions of ‘gay’, and only two of ‘heterosexual’, prompting outrage.
Any novels with sexual content, LGBTQ themes, or race issues were debated. Books with real-life themes, albeit deep and gritty ones, were decided to be inappropriate and therefore banned from high school libraries.
One of these banned books was 33 Snowfish- a 2003 book about addiction, poverty, and abuse, aimed at teenagers. Another book under fire was Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison’s Beloved, which was banned in one district for having themes on race that made some folk uncomfortable. Jerry Kid’s 2019 graphic novel New Kid was also under fire for its depiction of a child of colour struggling in his new school…
Once put under the spotlight by fearful parents, however, these books did not disappear. In fact, the sales increased and more kids than ever have began reading them."
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