Is There Censorship?

The New York Times Sunday Book Review Essay: Is There Censorship?: "Is There Censorship?"
By RACHEL DONADIO December 19, 2004

In accepting a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation at a black-tie gala in Manhattan last month, Judy Blume, the doyenne of young-adult fiction, delivered herself of the following admonition: ''Your favorite teacher -- the one who made literature come alive for you, the one who helped you find exactly the book you needed when you were curious, or hurting, the one who was there to listen to you when you felt alone -- could become the next target."

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