Many Parents think Harry Potter should be banned in school librarys because they think that the kids will think the fantasy story is real and stop believing in theyre own religion. These parents think there children will become obsessed with these stories and act like they are witches and wizards. Personaly I think that these books should not be banned because theyre are many other fantasy books about wizards and nobody wants to ban them. Also i think that these parents should relax a little bit and trust that there kids wont act like dumb wizards and try to jump of houses to see if they can fly. Really!? Whose going to fly? Everybody knows that we can't so what makes you think your kids think the can. Maybe its because we have a bigger imaginationg then our parents but we know the differents between facts and stupidity.
If parents don't want a child to read certain books, they have the authority as guardian of that child to prevent him or her from reading material they find offensive or counter to their religious beliefs. The Harry Potter books, while clever and imaginative, deal with dark subjects including death and sorcery that are inappropriate topics for younger readers. On the Other Hand...
There are many reasons for not banning Harry Potter books, but perhaps the most important one is that in an era where children would rather play video games than play outside or watch TV instead of read a book, the young wizard and his friends have magically engaged millions of kids in reading.
In Zeeland, Michigan Harry Potter books were removed from the shelves of school libraries, banned from being read in the classroom and the purchase of future Potter books was halted.
Harry Potter books have been challenged 25 times in 17 states since their release in the U.S.
There were 478 efforts to remove books from library shelves and classrooms in 1998-1999.
Over the years, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Diary of Anne Frank have been banned in schools and libraries.
Instead of Harry Potter, the conservative group Families for Friendly Libraries recommends the following books for younger children: Winnie the Pooh, Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Jungle Book, among others.
The week before the fourth Harry Potter book was released the first three books occupied the numbers three, four and 12 spots on the New York Times fiction hardcover best seller list.
Banning Harry Potter books?
Many Parents think Harry Potter should be banned in school librarys because they think that the kids will think the fantasy story is real and stop believing in theyre own religion. These parents think there children will become obsessed with these stories and act like they are witches and wizards.Personaly I think that these books should not be banned because theyre are many other fantasy books about wizards and nobody wants to ban them. Also i think that these parents should relax a little bit and trust that there kids wont act like dumb wizards and try to jump of houses to see if they can fly. Really!? Whose going to fly? Everybody knows that we can't so what makes you think your kids think the can. Maybe its because we have a bigger imaginationg then our parents but we know the differents between facts and stupidity.
If parents don't want a child to read certain books, they have the authority as guardian of that child to prevent him or her from reading material they find offensive or counter to their religious beliefs. The Harry Potter books, while clever and imaginative, deal with dark subjects including death and sorcery that are inappropriate topics for younger readers.
On the Other Hand...
There are many reasons for not banning Harry Potter books, but perhaps the most important one is that in an era where children would rather play video games than play outside or watch TV instead of read a book, the young wizard and his friends have magically engaged millions of kids in reading.