While it seems that the majority of books that are challenged have some fairly explicit content, or some other type of "trigger" - I have been noticing that Graphic Novels have been gaining steam in the ways that they are being presented. In our library, I always thought that the placement of these novels in the very back of the library in the least accessible corner was a bit suspect and not necessarily convenient. On more than one occasion, when an individual has asked me where our graphic novel collection is located and I show them, they make a comment about its location. This is usually after I ask them if they want 'adult' graphic novels or 'young adult' graphic novels...so I was not surprised to see a well thought out page by the ALA that is specifically dedicated to challenges to graphic novels.
While some of our class lectures have touched on the 'media response,' I wonder why there is a specific section dedicated to it on this particular ALA page? Is it just sort of standard for the challenges against various materials?
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