Synopses & Reviews
"What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's andlt;Iandgt;chilling.andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write. There seemed to be no one to stand up to the censors....so I began to speak out about my experiences. And once I did, I found that I wasn't as alone as I'd thought." andlt;BRandgt; -- from Judy Blume's introduction to andlt;Iandgt;Places I Never Meant to Beandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Judy Blume is not alone: Many of today's most distinguished authors of books for young people have found their work censored or challenged. Eleven of them have contributed original stories to this collection. Along with a story written by the late Norma Klein when she was a student at Barnard College, they comprise a stunning literary achievement as well as a battle cry against censorship. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Bandgt;Contributorsandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; David Klassandlt;BRandgt; Norma Kleinandlt;BRandgt; Julius Lesterandlt;BRandgt; Chris Lynchandlt;BRandgt; Harry Mazerandlt;BRandgt; Norma Fox Mazerandlt;BRandgt; Walter Dean Myersandlt;BRandgt; Katherine Patersonandlt;BRandgt; Susan Beth Pfefferandlt;BRandgt; Rachel Vailandlt;BRandgt; Jacqueline Woodsonandlt;BRandgt; Paul Zindel
Synopsis
"What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's chilling. It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write. There seemed to be no one to stand up to the censors....so I began to speak out about my experiences. And once I did, I found that I wasn't as alone as I'd thought."
-- from Judy Blume's introduction to Places I Never Meant to Be
Judy Blume is not alone: Many of today's most distinguished authors of books for young people have found their work censored or challenged. Eleven of them have contributed original stories to this collection. Along with a story written by the late Norma Klein when she was a student at Barnard College, they comprise a stunning literary achievement as well as a battle cry against censorship.
Contributors
David Klass
Norma Klein
Julius Lester
Chris Lynch
Harry Mazer
Norma Fox Mazer
Walter Dean Myers
Katherine Paterson
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Rachel Vail
Jacqueline Woodson
Paul ZindelSynopsis
Twelve honored contemporary writers for young adults -- all of whom have been censored in their careers -- contribute an original never-before-published short story for this powerful collection edited by Judy Blume.
Synopsis
"What effect does [the climate of censorship] have on a writer?....It's
chilling. It's easy to become discouraged, to second-guess everything you write. There seemed to be no one to stand up to the censors....so I began to speak out about my experiences. And once I did, I found that I wasn't as alone as I'd thought."
-- from Judy Blume's introduction to Places I Never Meant to Be
Judy Blume is not alone: Many of today's most distinguished authors of books for young people have found their work censored or challenged. Eleven of them have contributed original stories to this collection. Along with a story written by the late Norma Klein when she was a student at Barnard College, they comprise a stunning literary achievement as well as a battle cry against censorship.
Contributors
David Klass
Norma Klein
Julius Lester
Chris Lynch
Harry Mazer
Norma Fox Mazer
Walter Dean Myers
Katherine Paterson
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Rachel Vail
Jacqueline Woodson
Paul Zindel
About the Author
Judy Blume, one of Americaand#8217;s most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She is the #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of beloved books for young people, including andlt;iandgt;Are You There God? Itand#8217;s Me, Margaretandlt;/iandgt;, and novels for adult readers, including andlt;iandgt;Wifeyandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; Smart Womenandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Summer Sistersandlt;/iandgt;. Her work has been translated into thirty-two languages.Visit Judy at JudyBlume.com or follow her on Twitter at @JudyBlume.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Censorship: A Personal Viewandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Judy Blumeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;A Letter from Joan Bertinandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Executive Director, National Coalition Against Censorshipandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Meeting the Muggerandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Norma Fox Mazerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Spearandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Julius Lesterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Going Sentimentalandlt;BRandgt;by Rachel Vailandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;The Red Dragonflyandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Katherine Patersonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;July Saturdayandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Jacqueline Woodsonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;You Come, Too, A-Ronandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Harry Mazerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;The Beast Is in the Labyrinthandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Walter Dean Myersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Ashesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Susan Beth Pfefferandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Baseball Campandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by David Klassandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Love and Centipedesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Paul Zindelandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Lie, No Lieandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Chris Lynchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Something Which Is Non-Existentandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;by Norma Kleinandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;About the Contributors