Ban This Book
A Novel
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4.5 • 60 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
You’re Never Too Young to Fight Censorship!
In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don’t mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship.
Ban This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that’s perfect for middle grade readers. Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives!
“Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero…. Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one’s for you." —Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath
“Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse.”—Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 2009 and 2011
“Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use.”—Booklist
"A stout defense of the right to read." —Kirkus Reviews
“Gratz delivers a book lover’s book that speaks volumes about kids’ power to effect change at a grassroots level." —Publishers Weekly
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fourth grader Amy Anne Ollinger is an avid reader, and when she learns that her favorite book, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, is on a list of titles removed from the school library, she decides to read the other books on the list, from the likes of Blume, Dahl, and Pilkey. Other students want to do the same, and so the Banned Books Locker Library is born. Amy Anne and two friends collect the books, store them in her locker, and organize a checkout/due date system. When their secret library is discovered, Amy Anne is suspended, the school librarian is fired, and her classmates (including the boy whose mother initiated the books' removal) come up with a plan to get the books restored to the library. Shy readers will recognize and respect Amy Anne's struggle to stand up for herself, and conversations about book banning, censorship, and the Bill of Rights are primed for discussion in classrooms and at home. Gratz (Projekt 1065) delivers a book lover's book that speaks volumes about kids' power to effect change at a grassroots level. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
Amazing Book About Censorship
I read this book in 5th grade and absolutely loved it. Other than being engaging and inspiring, it truly addresses the question of censorship and how no book should be banned. Because if we don’t learn about “bad” things, how we will prepare ourselves? How will we learn from previous mistakes? Even if it’s from an outdated or even discriminatory, it still helps us learn from previous horrible experiences. I highly recommend this to everyone who loves books and free speech.
Fabulous!!
This book makes me so happy; I read it again and again and I love it every time. This book is amazing for all ages and I would recommend it for everyone.
Pushing youth the wrong way
You’re PUSHING youth to RIOT over someone taking something BAD out of your life. You know how it’s bad? Most books that are banned are for GOOD REASON. Like books about sex, death, violence, homicide, witchcraft, etc. IS THIS WHAT WE WANT FOR TODAY’S YOUTH? Think about it.