I chose to write about the Goosebumps series because this was one of my favorite book series to read growing up as a child. I enjoyed the creepy mystery that was presented in most of the stories. Also, this series was different and made me imagine the world if these things really could happened. I wanted to understand why parents felt the way they did about this series and stopping their kids from reading. Parents are influential in books being banned or challenged for their kids. This paper will allow me to understand censorship and why parents felt that Goosebumps should be banned.