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What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people.
A powerful photo essay on transgender teens is called anti-religious and anti-family. A meticulously researched primer on sex education stirs up accusations of pornography and child abuse. Picture books about two mommies (or two penguin daddies) set off a hue and cry. Two hugely popular children's series run afoul of would-be censors, one for its scatological humour, the other because it's deemed too scary. Kids' books that touch on race, sex, LGBTQ matters, the occult, coarse language, and more have found themselves under the scrutiny of those who challenge First Amendment rights.
Tune in as thirteen top children's and young adult authors speak out about what it's like to have your work banned or challenged in America today. Prompted by Leonard S. Marcus's in

You Cant Say That

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      Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/09/2021
      ISBN13: 9780763690366, 978-0763690366
      ISBN10: 0763690368
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people.
      A powerful photo essay on transgender teens is called anti-religious and anti-family. A meticulously researched primer on sex education stirs up accusations of pornography and child abuse. Picture books about two mommies (or two penguin daddies) set off a hue and cry. Two hugely popular children's series run afoul of would-be censors, one for its scatological humour, the other because it's deemed too scary. Kids' books that touch on race, sex, LGBTQ matters, the occult, coarse language, and more have found themselves under the scrutiny of those who challenge First Amendment rights.
      Tune in as thirteen top children's and young adult authors speak out about what it's like to have your work banned or challenged in America today. Prompted by Leonard S. Marcus's in

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