I mentioned this to my husband this week, but he's (serendipitously) doing the Banned Book reading for the both of us. He's been reading the Harry Potter books since last week. Great timing! Actually, I (re-)read Margaret Laurence's "A Jest of God" this week, by accident, since I wasn't sure if I'd read it. Since she's one of the Big Canadian Authors, this book is on curricula in schools, and I'm sure it's had its share of challenges. Having rather "adult" themes and all. I know that "The Stone Angel" has had its share of troubles, and that is one great book.
In my all-girls' Catholic high school (not that long ago - I graduated in 1994), they were just phasing out the bowdlerized Shakespeares they'd used since time immemorial there. I remember having to share textbooks so we could read the parts that was included in the new books, but not the old ones.
