Authors and readers rally to defend rape novel from school ban
Judy Blume has led protests against a call to censor Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak
Judy Blume and fellow authors and readers have rallied behind Laurie Halse Anderson's acclaimed young adult novel about the rape of a teenager, Speak, following a call to ban it from schools in Missouri.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
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