Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

"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.ContributorsDavid KlassNorma KleinJulius LesterChris LynchHarry MazerNorma Fox MazerWalter Dean MyersKatherine PatersonSusan Beth PfefferRachel VailJacqueline WoodsonPaul Zindel