censorship

In a society in which books are outlawed, Guy Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read, but when he becomes a hunted fugitive, Montag is forced to make a choice between personal safety and intellectual freedom. Presented in Spanish.

Shares the story of how John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," published to much acclaim in April 1939, became the target of censors in Kern County, California, where the book was publicly burned and banned from schools and libraries.

Presents two of Alice Walker's short stories and part of "A Color Purple" with discussion on how they have been the subject of removal from tests, school libraries, and school curricula in the United States.

The Library Forces, a group formed to help libraries protect their collections from government attempts to get rid of books it deems unsuitable, sends in a temporary replacement for the director of the Kanto Library Base who has become ill, but when Iku and her roommate Asako discover books are missing, they must figure out whether the substitute director is working with the enemy.

Arthur worries about a sealed envelope sent home by his teacher, challenges the banning of his favorite series of books, and tries out for the baseball team.

A collection of twenty-four controversial essays that address issues associated with freedom of speech, censorship, and political expression around the world.