Authors Laurie Halse Anderson (
Twisted), M.T. Anderson (
Feed), Jay Asher (
Thirteen Reasons Why), T.A. Barron (
The Lost Years of Merlin), Dave Barry (
Dave Barry's Guide to Life), Heather Brewer (
Eighth Grade Bites), Chris Crutcher (
Athletic Shorts), Sarah Dessen (
Just Listen), John Green (
Looking for Alaska), Lev Grossman (
The Magicians), Ellen Hopkins (
Crank), Anthony Horowitz (
Snakehead), Maureen Johnson (
The Bermudez Triangle), Nina LaCour (
Hold Still), Carolyn Mackler (
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things), Lauren Myracle (
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r series), Kathy Reichs (creator of Temperance "Bones" Brennan), Meg Rosoff (
There Is No Dog), Rita Williams-Garcia (
Jumped), and Jacqueline Woodson (
The House You Pass on the Way) remind us why freedom of speech matters to young readers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjpR0Re1jDU
The American Library Association maintains a list of the
most frequently challenged books of the 21st century.