The Book to Ban

The book, Teen Witch, by Silver Ravenwolf should be banned, becuase it encourages young, impressionably teenagers to get involved in witchcraft, something they should not be getting into. This book can be purchased at any local bookstore, in including Barnes and Noble where I have seen it sitting near the Sweet Valley High books, and is available for anyone to read and this should not be the case. At barnesandnoble.com the publisher describes this book as something positive, "a book you're going to love...it's designed for people who want to find out about Wicca...and maybe become real Witches," as if becomming a witch is a good thing. This book may not be a big problem though, if teenagers were not taking this well known wiccan author seriously and practicing witchcraft themselves. On the same website in the comment section there are over 200 teeangers who speak about how witchcraft has changed their lives and it being their new purpose.

One girl, named Lauren, wrote, "I had never heard of wicca before, but after my friend lent me this book and I have been practicing the craft. I feel it has helped me discover my new path in to the future." This young teen has clearly stated that this book has gotten her entire life involved in witchcraft and it is definitly not a positive thing. If this is not reason enough to ban this book nothing is. If people wait too long stories similar to those of the Quija board may start occurring, except these would without a doubt be true on account witchcraft is much more dangerous than any wooden board. Teenagers need to learn that and this woman, Silver Ravenwolf, should stop influencing them to do these things.

Whether someone believes in demons or not, why take the chance? If you don't then you don't want your teenagers reading this nonsense and if you do believe than you definitly don't want them to read such a book. Without a question this book should be taken off every shelf possible. It is worse than Harry Potter, which has been banned in some places for its use of witchcraft. Harry Potter implies witchcraft is real, but is still jsut a made up character. This book, Teen Witch, gives step by step instructions on how to cast spells using a number of various household objects. Some people may say, in defense of not banning this book, children and teenageres have minds too and know when something is bad. This young girl proves this statement false by saying, "My friends and I didn't want to involve ourselves in something bad so we read this book in search of answers,we have read many books but none of them have such detail or answer as many questions. After we read the book we had no problem getting started,we are daily practioners and find it relaxing." There are many other comments that go along these same lines.

Teens are looking for answers and this book should not be out there to be able to intercept them before they find what is correct. This single book can ruin years of parenting and moral teeachings and should be stopped now. This book should be one of the number one candidates for being banned in this country and anywhere else it is sold. This is to protect every influential child, teenager, or adult, from becomming influenced and sucked into the world of witchcraft ushered by the dangerous religion. It is for our own good as people and we need to realize that and ban this Teen Witch and every book like it.