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Banned Books Week, 2013: George Orwell’s 1984 banned as “gloomy and depressing”

9/27/2013 Adam

George Orwell,1984

[1984 by George Orwell] has been banned at various schools throughout the U.S. for being both anti-government and too communist. Oh, and it’s considered too “gloomy and depressing” for children to read at school

The Millions – Google+ – #georgeorwell1984   has been banned at various schools….

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