Oct. 1-7 is National Banned Books Week, and the Hoosier author is helping celebrate at the Indianapolis Public Library.
The book was pulled from the young adult shelves at a Hamilton County library and moved to the adult section.
Green went on to post,"I only have a small voice in these decisions, of course, but you won't catch me alive or dead in Fishers, Indiana until these ridiculous policies are revoked." The Fault in Our Stars has been removed from the YA section in the suburbs of Indianapolis and is now considered a "book for adults." This is ludicrous. It is about teenagers and I wrote it for teenagers.Oct. 1-7 is National Banned Books Week, and Green is helping celebrate at the Indianapolis Public Library.
He will participate in a moderated conversation on banned and challenged books and intellectual freedom with educator and Indiana State Sen. Andrea Hunley.National Banned Books Week is an annual celebration of freedom to read, and the IPL hopes to lead the way for unrestricted access to information and power of literature. IPL is also hosting a Banned Books Week challenge online where participants can track their reading of banned books and reflect on censorship.
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