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How Fiction Can Change Reality - Jessie Wise

A TedEducation Video - TED-Ed, TED's education initiative, is an online library of short, captivating videos that engage inquisitive learners all over the world.

Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry Potter, learn how popular fiction can spark public dialogue and shape culture.

The Bane of Banned Books

Banned Books Week: Freedom to Read

An informative video produced by OpenRoadMediaVideos

"In this special new video learn the true stories behind the efforts to ban The Confessions of Nat Turner, Candy, and Julie of the Wolves, books that many today consider literary classics."

10 Most banned Books in 2008

Gootsman Libraries created this video "[I]n honor of Banned Books Week (September 29-October 3rd), Gottesman Libraries presents the Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of the 21st Century."

Penguin Authors Speak Out

Penguin Young Readers Youtube Channel. All these authors talk about how books are positive for young readers, how they expand the mind and give them something they need in this world. By censoring this exact thing, it could hurt them and everyone else that reads young adult literature.