Censored Books II: Critical Viewpoints, 1985‐2000

This is the second of two collections of critical viewpoints edited by Nicholas Karolides, who is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin‐River Falls. He also wrote Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds (New York, Facts on File, 1998). The first collection first appeared in 1993 with a new impression in 2001, and sought to provide rationales for teachers and people interested in young people’s reading “in defence of frequently censored and challenged books” for the period 1950‐1985. This sequel aims to do the same thing for the period 1985‐2000. Works chosen are mainly literature for children and...