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Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read

  • Written by Trisha Tucker, Associate Teaching Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children readBook-banning campaigns often misrepresent how young readers consume and process literature. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Banned Books Week, an annual event that teachers and librarians across the U.S. mark with a combination of distress and defiance, is here again. The theme of this year’s event, which takes place Sept. 18-24, is...

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