When I was that age I read a lot of science fiction series. I had friends reading what they called “trashy romance”—they knew it was in no way realistic. This was also during peak Harry Potter, which is literary street food, and I say that as a compliment. Most of us read other stuff too, but realistically, dense English lit was confined to English class.

So this isn’t new and I don’t see the problem.

As for the “views,” by this standard kids shouldn’t read A Tale of Two Cities because it encourages beheadings.