Author George M. Johnson: We must ensure access to those who need these stories most

Author George M. Johnson wrote All Boys Aren't Blue, which is on the American Library Association's list of most banned books. (Kaz Fantone/NPR)

This essay by George M. Johnson is part of a series of interviews with — and essays by — authors who are finding their books being challenged and banned in the U.S.

It's been nearly 15 months since the first attempt to challenge and ban my book All Boys Aren't Blue from high school libraries.