She begins her article by describing her first encounter with censorship and continues to talk about her experiences as an author with being banned from writing her own books. She takes into account her personal opinions on how to approach topics that people think should be off-limits to children. She also adds that books should open up conversation between parents and their children. Blume states that we should not let fear be a deciding factor in what is right or wrong, but rather be informed and educated about the things we fear. She also said that if censorship is applied, it is a personal choice and that the government should not decide what is or is not appropriate for other people's children. What makes censorship her main idea and thesis is that she puts in the article and explains how she is involved in the National Coalition Against Censorship stating that this fact makes us, as a reader, feel , that she is very serious about the subject of censorship. and that she is very attached to it. Also list current teachers like Gloria Pipkins, whose award-winning English program was targeted by censors for using adult literature. Cecilia Miss was fired by a St. Louis high school for letting her students create writing expressing language using words they heard outside. of school. Another point on which censorship is the main idea and premise of this article is that parents of young adolescents and teenagers pressure schools to remove their books from school and ban them from the curriculum in due to their questionable content and explicit content.