Bonus Blog #1

In response to the list of 54 books that are questioned to be banned or not, I think it's ridiculous. Kids in this generation and later generations need to read these books. Not only will they laugh at some of these books, but they will learn from them and remember them for a long time. I think reading makes your life so much better and it especially does with these books. For example, the Goosebumps series is totally fictional. Some things could happen in real life, but some things obviously won't happen. R.L. Stine is teaching his readers you can't be scared of the real world even though it may seem scary. He also is clearly writing spooky things just for laughs and scares. But do you really want to teach kids to be afraid of everything and not be able to enjoy the wide variety of children books that there are? Banning the Goosebumps series would pretty much be telling all children in these generations and ones later on, that it's okay to be afraid of the world and they should never try anything new. This honestly in my opinion is wrong. Books have such a big impact on all of us and sometimes, we don't realize that. Another great book series is Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey. First of all, I am completely in love with his books. Dav is such a great author and although I haven't read any of his books recently, I would still enjoy reading them. Children need to experience reading this series! They are really funny and once again, fictional. These books were what made me start enjoying books more and help expand my knowledge. Books just make you smarter and these series would definitely make kids happier, smarter, and enjoy reading more.