“If you look at the high school reading assigned to me when I was a student at Miami Beach High School 50 years ago, I suspect most all of the books I was reading would be challenged today,” says Mitchell Kaplan, owner of the local independent bookstore chain Books & Books and founder of Freadom Florida. “If you’re a kid who’s a little confused or not sure of your identity, books are a way to open up your world.” Along with the Coral Gables Congregational Church, his Coral Gables bookstore is the South Florida headquarters for Banned Books Week…Read MoreMiami New Times | The Leading Independent News Source in Miami, Florida, Miami New Times –
