"Gratz delivers a book lover's book that speaks volumes about kids' power to effect change at a grassroots level. "Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use."- BooklistĪ stout defense of the right to read. " 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 20 Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. In an alternate 1875 America electricity is forbidden, Native Americans and Yankees are united, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows. Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath The League of Seven is the first book in an action-packed, steampunk series by the acclaimed author of Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz. "Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero. Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives! 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.īan This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that's perfect for middle grade readers. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. You're Never Too Young to Fight Censorship!
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