Challenge reasons: Crude language, sexual references
The Grapes of Wrath
In 1939, copies of the book were burned by the East St. Louis Public Library.
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Challenge reasons: Crude language, sexual references
In 1939, copies of the book were burned by the East St. Louis Public Library.