According to Burlingame High School librarian Rebecca Velasco, she’s only seen around 10 students check out books since January 2024. “The numbers are pretty low.

We asked Atlantic writers to tell us about the books that helped shape them most in high school. So I’m going to step aside, but I promise to share mine at the end.

Here's what we know. Why are books being removed from Menomonee Falls High School? District officials have not explained the process that was used to determine that the 33 books would be removed.

Rosin: After the break, more good memories. Shane Harris: The book that really hit me as a high-school student was Franny and Zooey, by J. D. Salinger, which I read the summer of my junior year.

NO TRICKS: The Ellen Hopkins novel Tricks was the most banned book of the 2022-23 school year, according to advocacy group PEN America. It is now banned in Buncombe County high schools.

In 1976, about 40 percent of high-school seniors said they had read at least six books for fun in the previous year, compared with 11.5 percent who hadn’t read any.

I knew a book club would keep me accountable. And personally, I think it’s cool to say I read a book. ES: I just really like reading. I usually read 50-60 books a year! HH: Me too.

Dozens of students at a Nebraska high school are protesting a decision to ban books from their school. Roughly 75 students gathered outside Plattsmouth High School on Wednesday for a demonstration.