Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association.

Young Adult books are the focus of this year’s Banned Books Week.  The annual celebration of the freedom to read will run from Sunday, September 27 through Monday, October 3, 2015. 

"Young Adult books are challenged more frequently than any other type of book," said Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week National Committee. "These are the books that speak most immediately to young people, dealing with many of the difficult issues that arise in their own lives, or in the lives of their friends. These are the books that give young readers the ability to safely explore the sometimes scary real world. This Banned Books Week is a call to action, to remind everyone that young people need to be allowed the freedom to read widely, to read books that are relevant for them, and to be able to make their own reading choices.” – ALA