Andrea's comments (member since Nov 21, 2007)

Andrea's comments from the Banned Books group.

I totally agree with that. My mother and I were in the local library so much that they finally just offered her a job, which turned into a career for her. She never banned my choices, but would steer me from more shallow, bland writing to more daring choices. For example, handing me Sybil, The Bell Jar, etc., rather than the typical young adult stuff. She would also read what I read that was more mainstream to my age group. I felt like I could read anything and we could discuss it. As an adult and mother, I hope to bring the same enlightenment to my kids and really open them up to the world of ALL literature, not just what some school board or other entity says is ok.