“Censors can make a case for zero tolerance in language. They can make the argument that since we don't allow our children to use that language in schools, we also shouldn't give them stories in which it is used.” GivingChildrenStoriesUseSchoolUsedLanguageCasesArgumentOur ChildrenToleranceZeroZero Tolerance Author:Chris Crutcher
“Certainly working with teens keeps me up to date with language and with certain kinds of thinking. I often feel like I have to go back to that 17-year-old Chris Crutcher, and that forms the core voice. I can draw on teens from 1964 to 2001 to find a part of the voice I need.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsYearsKindI CanFormCertainLanguageVoiceDrawsCoreTeensUp To Date Author:Chris Crutcher
