But when it came time to write this book, the only thing that I could think about was what's happening when it comes to censorship and banning and challenging of the books that so many of us write for young people. I don't want to shy away from the fact that it is a response, but I wish it weren't. This whole book is sort of full of these entendres and sort of parallels with what's happening in Miles's world and what's happening in the world at large. suddenly we're forced to acknowledge a thing that seems to be lurking in the shadows for some, and crawling up the wall for others. And it's not until it lands on your doorstep, right? When it lands on your doorstep, that would be the equivalent of that spider's web. Just because it doesn't touch your doorstep doesn't mean it doesn't touch anybody's doorstep. Simon & Schuster The cover of Miles Morales Suspended, the sequel to his first spider man novel.
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