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Mariana

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15. Me too.

Reply to virgogal (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 06:40 PM

Apr 2020

There were a bunch of us who read the banned books while we were at school, openly and ostentatiously. Most of the teachers heartily approved. The public library was on our side, too, because they always had plenty of copies of all the banned books available.

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Alaska school removes 'The Great Gatsby' from curriculum for 'controversial' content [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2020 OP

But Atlas Shrugged is still on the list, right? gratuitous Apr 2020 #1

No kidding JDC Apr 2020 #10

When I was a teen the banned virgogal Apr 2020 #2

Me too. Mariana Apr 2020 #15

The Invisible Man by Ellison?! Solomon Apr 2020 #3

They are against Horror Film books JDC Apr 2020 #11

I recently re-read Gatsby and realized what I'd missed the high-school time-- dawg day Apr 2020 #4

A professor once told me that the key NameAlreadyTaken Apr 2020 #8

When I was a junior in high school at one point during the year our teacher said, Mike 03 Apr 2020 #5

"A Christmas Carol" too bronxiteforever Apr 2020 #6

When I was young the hush-hush book was LakeArenal Apr 2020 #7

Yep. But I still can't figure out why. Solomon Apr 2020 #9

There was nothing over my head in Peyton Place kskiska Apr 2020 #13

This is the list of books Mayor Sarah Palin tried to have banned. yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2020 #12

Funny, but Lolita is not on the list. kskiska Apr 2020 #14

I guess that if being objectionable is the criteria Alaska will also ban Faux Snooze and any abqtommy Apr 2020 #16