As a former teacher, Marianne Love …

…knows something about the sweeping scope of Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn.” And she has something to say about the controversy it’s causing in the Central Valley School District here .

Marianne : “I learned over the years that teaching Huckleberry Finn requires great care, preparation and sensitivity toward all students. I doubt that I ever came close to mastering this unit with my junior English classes, but I did recognize, with each year’s new experience along the Mississippi with Huck and Jim that Twain was offering a heckuva lot more than a good adventure story.”

Question: Is there ever a good reason to ban a book?