Argh! People are challenging Robert Cormier's novel The Chocolate War in Monaca, PA. David Macginnis Gill has a very interesting post on the subject.

Also, Kellye Carter posts the story of one YA writer's rather bizarre self-censorship, and the comments on her post are very interesting reading.

Oh, and check out the new As If! logo. Designed by novelist Alan Gratz. More on teen novels and censorship can be found here.