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Chris Crutcher

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born
in Dayton, Ohio, The United States
July 07, 1946

gender
male

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Literature & Fiction


About this author

Chris Crutcher's writing is controversial, and has been frequently challenged and even banned by individuals who want to censor his books by removing them from libraries and classrooms. Running Loose and Athletic Shorts were on the ALA's top 100 list of most frequently challenged books for 1990-2000. His books generally feature teens coping with serious problems, including abusive parents, racial and religious prejudice, mental and physical disability, and poverty; these themes are viewed as too mature for children. Other cited reasons for censorship include strong language and depictions of homosexuality. Despite this controversy, Crutcher's writing has received many awards.


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Chris Crutcher's Books

Average rating: 3.93 · 27,940 ratings · 3,844 reviews · 21 distinct works · Similar authors
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 6,408 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions
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Deadline
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 6,045 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
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Whale Talk
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5,300 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions
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Ironman
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,468 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions
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Athletic Shorts: Six Short ...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,195 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions
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Chinese Handcuffs
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 941 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions
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Stotan!
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 929 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions
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The Sledding Hill
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 997 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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King of the Mild Frontier: ...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions
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Running Loose
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 832 ratings — published 1983 — 9 editions
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Quotes by Chris Crutcher

“Love, in the universal sense, is unconditional acceptance. In the individual sense, the one-on-one sense, try this: we can say we love each other if my life is better because you're in it and your life is better because I'm in it. The intensity of the love is weighted by how much better.”
― Chris Crutcher, Deadline
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“...racist thought and action says far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed at.”
― Chris Crutcher, Whale Talk
tags: bigotry, prejudice, racism, small-mindedness
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“But the truth doesn't need to be known, or believed, to be true.”
― Chris Crutcher, Deadline
tags: truth
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(We will read a new adult novel January to February. We are still reading The Satanic Verses.)

 
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