Julie's Blog (1)

I'm an English major and I'm reading a young adult novel by Chris Crutcher called Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. Truly, it is appalling that so many individuals and parents want this book banned from schools. As a future teacher, I feel it will be my duty to bring truth to my students. Frankly, I cannot stand those books that sugarcoat the lives of teenagers. They are not real. Crutcher's work is reality. Fact of life: reality is more bees than butterflies, but when we take it off of our shelves,… Continue