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3. Breaks my heart too. Reading has always been my joy. Many books now banned in schools,

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:09 PM

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were assigned reading in school in Oklahoma 60 years ago. What happened to us??

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Many schools don't think students can read full novels any more. That's a tragedy [View all] douglas9 Tuesday OP

I can't read one without falling asleep. RandySF Tuesday #1

I don't think we read novels in high school GreatGazoo Tuesday #2