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Wendi Kaplan explains why “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume was banned in some American schools and libraries due to the discussion of puberty.

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Alexandria Celebrates Banned Book Weeks

Athenaeum Read Out celebrates the right to read.

The Athenaeum hosted a Read Out Sept. 29 as part of Banned Books Week 2015, an annual event designed to celebrate the freedom to read.

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