"Author Profile: Chris Crutcher." TeenReads.Com (www.teenreads.com/authors/au-crutcher-chris.asp) A good in-depth interview with Crutcher focusing on the connection between his work as a therapist and as a storyteller. Also includes Crutcher's views about how teachers can better connect with students and about the use of classics in the classroom.

Chris Crutcher. http://www.aboutcrutcher.com This is the author's official web site. It contains biographical information, links to more resources, and essays by Crutcher regarding school violence.

Crutcher, Chris. "On Writing Sports Fiction." In Literature for Today's Young Adult Online (http://occ.awlonline.com/bookbind/pubbooks/nilsen_awl/chapter5/customl/deluxe-content.html) Crutcher talks about the role of sports in his novels and the reason his main characters engage in athletic pursuits.

Hamilton, Kim. "Chris Crutcher." Kidreach: The Online Reading Center. (http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/ChrisCrutcher.html). This online...