Advocacy

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Amy from Amy's Bookshelf Reviews is an advocate for reading and supporting the right to read what you want to read. Amy's Banned Book Buzz is on TikTok and YouTube.  Ad of December 13, the Banned Book Buzz is no longer available. However, the discussions of banned books and censorship will still be done on Amy's Bookshelf Review's Podcast. 

Amy talks about stopping censorship #ABBB #FReadom #Right2Read #ABSRBannedBooks #stopcensorship #BannedBookBuzz and also is making it her mission to read as many banned, burned, challenged or controversial books as she can (while still staying loyal to her authors that she reviews for). 

January 1 to August 31 2023, there are 3923 book titles that are being challenged, and are targets of book banning. Years ago, it used to just be classics or stories that were written that may not be politically correct, but in the era the book setting was, it fit the story. So many classic books have been banned in the past, but today, most of the books that are being targets are children's books, and they have a theme of gender identity, LGBYTQ+, antiracism, and other books that children should read, because children should be able to read books that they can see themselves in the story. 

What is wrong with stories that have different family dynamics? Should children not read books about other children of the same race, or maybe, they are in different situations? Of course, we don't want our children reading Adult only appropriate books, but what about the children's books that are written for children, so they can read and relate to, and know that they are not alone, or the only one who feels or sees the world a certain way.