Chris Crutcher

CHRIS CRUTCHER ON CENSORSHIP
by Roxyanne Young

Chris Crutcher does not shy away from writing about the darker realities of life. He's seen a lot in his family practice in Spokane and as a teacher and administrator at an alternative school in Oakland. He knows what some of our children face in their everyday lives. He knows they need a lifeline to help them cope, help them survive, and he knows that books can be that lifeline when a kid has nowhere else to turn. But there are a lot of people who want his books, and others that deal with the dark side, removed from library shelves and not made available to children.

I called Crutcher and talked to him about his books and his having the dubious distinction of being one of the most challenged authors in America today.

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