For my topic I have been looking at censorship and what constitutes a book to be banned. One of the secondary sources that I have found is an article about a book called The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things. The article talks about how parts in the book that may be considered controversial for teens and adolescents to read. Another article that goes along with this is the author actually talking about the fact that her book did get banned from some schools and what she thought of that.
I think that it is good to see from both the perspective of those who banned the book and why they thought it needed to be banned and the author's argument to that. I found it interesting that the author could see how the book was questioned but still argued that they may have been a little out of line to ban it all together.
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This research question (getting the viewpoints and explanations of author and banner) is incredibly relevant to the English education profession. It would be interesting to hear a variety of perspectives in order to understand the process of book censorship.
The research articles are very relevant to the research question and would be excellent sources for information on the topic.
This research question could contribute to the field of literacy education by giving the author's perspectives on book censorship - a perspective that is not often addressed.
You might consider consulting additional secondary resources from the perspectives of students and teachers as well as authors and banners.
I am curious to find out what the author of "The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things" had to say about the issue concerning her book.
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