"I go to a private school that is rather strict. Recently, the principal and school teacher council released a (very long) list of books we're not allowed to read. I was absolutely appalled, because a large number of the books were classics and others that are my favorites. One of my personal favorites, The Catcher in the Rye, was on the list, so I decided to bring it to school to see if I would really get in trouble. Well... I did but not too much. Then (surprise!) a boy in my English class asked if he could borrow the book, because he heard it was very good AND it was banned! This happened a lot and my locker got to overflowing with the banned books, so I decided to put the unoccupied locker next to me to a good use. I now have 62 books in that locker, about half of what was on the list. I took care only to bring the books with literary quality. Some of these books are:" - joneilortiz from Bookmarklet

I personally think this is wonderful. Of course she could get in a lot of trouble, but I still think it's fantastic. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

The Qu'ran and Canterbury Tales. - joneilortiz

I am surprised they banned CINR considering it was a summer read at my catholic school many years ago. - gerald miller

Yikes! What school is he going to that the books are banned? Many of those are classics! - ProsePetals (aka Denise)

joneilortiz That's AMAZING! What a world we live in when thinking young people are "not allowed" to read things. - Kat Stenson