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**   ~ ~ ~ ~    F a    h r e n h e i t 4 5   1 ~ ~ ~   ~    ** ** // by Ray Bradbury // ** The Random House Publishing Group, 1953 **// Contributors: Annie, Josie, Kyle, Lauren, Natalie //** *Flame icons and logo by Josie __Bans to the Book:__ > Information on banning from: "Mississippi School Bans Book on Censorship." //Banned and Controversial Books//. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. [] > Information on banning from: "Parent Criticizes Book 'Fahrenheit 451' - Your Houston News: Archives." //Your Houston News: Local Matters//. Web. 23 Nov. 2011. []
 * Foxworth, Mississippi held a ban of the book at West Marion High School in 1999. It had been on a required reading list for several English classes when a parent complained about the phrase "God damn" used in many instances in the book. It was removed from the list after this complaint.
 * A more recent ban to the book occurred in 2006 during Banned Book Week. This was done by Alton Verm, the parent of a 15-year-old student at Caney Creek High School. He wanted it taken out of the curriculum because of drunkenness, smoking cigarettes, violence, "dirty talk," references to the Bible, and the use of God's name in vain. He admitted, however, that he had not read the book. After his complaint, his daughter was assigned to an alternative book.

__Suitability for a Junior High Audience:__ After reading __Fahrenheit 451__, the creaters of this wiki feel that banning any book, no matter the content, is wrong. Parents, however, may not agree with their children reading about violence, suicide, and inappropriate language, all of which are included in the book. That is why we feel that __Fahrenheit 451__ should be available to, but not required reading for, junior high students. It may be required reading for high school and university students, however.