WATCH: Alaska school board faces criticism over banned book list. 'They're controversial because of words like 'rape,' and 'incest,' and sexual references and language. And things that are pretty serious problems,' one school board member said.
"The Great Gatsby" and "Catch-22" are among the books recently banned by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board. KTUU's Charlie Sokaitis reports.
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