After our past chats about authenticity and the right to tell a story, I thought my Fire Escape visitors would enjoy this synopsis by Fran Manushkin of last month's PEN young adult and children's book committee meeting, and she kindly gave me permission to excerpt it for you:

At our October meeting, we had a lively exchange about writing books about groups or cultures that are not our own:

Bob Lipsyte spoke about his groundbreaking novel, THE CONTENDER.

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