I grew up in a pretty progressive family. We always valued literature above almost everything else. My parents really believed in the redemptive value of a good book, and they did all they could to pass this belief on to me. I knew that there were such things as banned books, but I never was really exposed to censorship when I was a kid.
My best friend had a very different upbringing. He was dealing with banned censored books from the time he w...
