num_pages: 208
description: "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
language: English
title: Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
titlecomplete: Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
genres: Short Stories, Writing, Young Adult, Teen, Adult, Anthologies, Banned Books, Fiction, Contemporary, Books About Books
ratings_count: 815
publisher: Simon Pulse