Chris Crutcher, notable young adult novelist and former family therapist, is going to be making a stop in the valley to give a lecture in a couple weeks as a way to kick off Banned Books Week (Septmber 26-October 3).
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, located at 2626 E Pecos Rd
Chandler, 85225, will be hosting Chris for his lecture titled, “Banned: When Real Life Fiction Meets the Censor.” The lecture will be held at 9:40AM-11:05AM on Monday, September 28, in CGCC’s Performing Arts Center (PAC building) on the Pecos campus.
Having been challenged and banned numerous times for his own writing, Chris is a strong advocate for freedom of fiction and is constantly participating in freedom of fiction events. Particularly because he has experienced tough stories as a counsellor, and he knows that life is not always easy especially for young adults, he challenges bannings of his books quite often – he not only argues for the books to be allowed to be printed, but he also argues that banning is belittling real-life situations and disallowing young readers to connect to the books they read.
We hope you can make it to this free event!
Chris Crutcher’s Office Homepage
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