Nat Hentoff鈥檚 1982 Young Adult fiction book, 鈥淭he Day They Came to Arrest the Book,鈥 follows high school student newspaper editor Barney Roth as he navigates writing about and advocating for his teacher鈥檚 right to teach Huck Finn.
Banned Books Week serves as an opportunity to reflect on the impact of censorship and start conversations about preserving academic freedom and sparking intellectual curiosity.