Diane comments in the SF Chronicle: Forbid kids to read a particular book and see what happens.

Diane comments in the SF Chronicle (9.28.2011) on the consequences of living in a time and place where reading is/was a punishable offense. Forbidding kids to read certain books might be just the impetus for them to read. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/27/ED7E1LA2B9.DTL