Abstract Research suggests fear of parental backlash is a primary reason why teachers preemptively censor books, yet parents’ beliefs about challenged children’s books are understudied. This study’s purpose was to investigate adults’ beliefs about challenged children’s literature as expressed through reading and discussing challenged books within an adult book club at a public library. Contributions from the seven participants revealed three themes in the way they discussed challenged children’s books, including making judgments about what constitutes a good book, describing engagement with the books, and the imperative of adults to make book selections on behalf of children. The findings suggest that some adults see value in reading challenged literature and their beliefs about what is appropriate for children are malleable. These findings challenge one of teachers’ main rationales for engaging in preemptive censorship, and additionally, they have implications for practice as teachers consider how they utilize challenged literature in school settings.

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“请让这成为我的孩子读的最疯狂的东西！”：探索社会对受挑战儿童文学的看法

摘要研究表明，担心父母的强烈反对是教师优先审查图书的主要原因，而父母对有挑战性的儿童读物的信念却被低估了。这项研究的目的是通过在公共图书馆的成人读书俱乐部中阅读和讨论有挑战性的书籍来研究成年人对有挑战性的儿童文学的看法。七名参与者的贡献揭示了他们讨论有挑战性的儿童读物的方式中的三个主题，包括对什么是好书的判断，描述与书的互动以及成年人代表儿童选择书的必要性。研究结果表明，一些成年人认为阅读挑战性文学作品具有价值，并且他们对适合儿童的信念具有韧性。