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To: Road Walker who wrote (276010)	2/22/2006 9:22:47 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579680

Banned Books Week Special Mark Twain's books and shorter writings on political and social issues have been targets of book banning and censorship campaigns since Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and they remain controversial today. Our Banned Books Week special highlights Mark Twain's banned books, censorship of his shorter writings, quotes on book banning, and the ten most frequently challenged books of 2003 and 1990-2000. boondocksnet.com The New York Times, October 27, 1937 'TOM SAWYER' BANNED AS RADICAL IN BRAZIL Mark Twain's Book Ordered Removed From Libraries and Schools by State. twainquotes.com "The Most Frequently Banned Books in the 1990s" 4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

To: Road Walker who wrote (276010)	2/22/2006 9:32:54 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579680

"I would love to see the percentages of schools and libraries." Don't hold your breath. This is a truthiness issue, no facts required. Are there books that have been banned from various libraries and classrooms? Sure. But this is hardly a new phenomena. About the only issue I've ever seen that really gets a librarian's back up, other than talking loudly, is a request to remove books from the shelves. ala.org