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Tag Archives: Toni Morrison
Sherman Alexie on sad books
In a 2011 Wall Street Journal blog post, Sherman Alexie explains why YA books that address real issues of violence, death, sexuality, and other horrors need to be available for teen readers. Alexie was responding to an earlier WSJ article, by … Continue reading
Posted in Banned/Challenged Books, Violence in YA lit
Tagged Sherman Alexie, Toni Morrison
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