The Slippery Slope of Censorship

My favorite Banned Book Week quote so far:

When we ban a book about a kid on the outside, we’re taking a step toward banning the kid.

—Chris Crutcher, whose books have several times landed him on the American Library Association’s list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books (sometimes for homosexual content). He was speaking at the ALA’s Banned Books Week Read-Out on Saturday in Chicago. (As reported by Sarah Brannen, herself on the list.)