Imagine an America without “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “The Scarlett Letter” or “The Great Gatsby.” There would be no Huck, no Holden Caulfield, no Hester Prynne and no Jay Gatsby to enlighten today’s high-schoolers on our nation’s history and culture. That is what the world would be like if history’s banned books remained taboo across the nation. The week of … Continue reading Restricted Reading: Banned Books Yesterday and Today at MC