Maureen Johnson's article "Yes, teen fiction can be dark – but it shows teenagers they aren't alone" introduces  the idea that banned books are often the books that show readers they are not alone and can get through tough situations. She goes on to say that just because authors are writing about things like rape and self harm, doesn't mean that it give the reader the idea to do that, so all the book is doing is either helping someone that is going through the same situation or is teaching someone about the real world. "There isn't a YA writer alive who is out writing books to corrupt youth. No one writing about self-harm is teaching how to self-harm. No one writing about rape is providing instructions on how to rape or how to be raped. I know this seems a ridiculously obvious point, but this is the argument that comes up again and again." Maureen ends her article by saying that YA fiction really helps readers by showing them that they aren't alone and that everything they're going through is normal.

     In Maureen Johnson's article, I noticed some craft moves that helped make her side of the story more believable. One craft move I picked up on was that she used a ton of loaded words like ''grossly underestimate'', "completely ignores", and "saves someone's life" to evoke emotion. One more example of a craft move that she uses is she creates imagery by comparing situations in your mind and saying "All food is Italian food, and I don't like Italian Food, so it should not exist. The fact that it does exist means the food industry is 
forcing it on my children!" these craft moves allow readers to have feelings about YA fiction and think about what they are reading.There isn't a YA writer alive who is out writing books to corrupt youth. 

     On a personal level, I agree completely with Maureen Johnson's article. I do not think that young adult fiction books should be banned because they help readers through tough situations and show them that they aren't alone. A certain line that stood out to me was "There isn't a YA writer alive who is out writing books to corrupt youth." because it showed me that all authors really want to do is help readers by sending a message through their writing."if subjects like these are in YA books, it's to show that they are real, they have happened to others, and they can be survived."