What is she really doing? Reading in the library Who attends the school board meeting and gets books banned from the school library? Mrs. That's what libraries were for: to make sure that everybody had the same access to the same books everyone else did.What pets does Amy Anne have? Two Rottweiler dogs: Flotsam and Jetsam What are her dad's hobbies? Cooking and listening to opera Amy Anne tells her parents she is in after-school clubs.

But not everybody's parents would do that. My parents would buy me any book I wanted if I asked them to. After all, we should speak all 'speak our mind, even if our voice shakes.' Ban This Book will spark rich discussion about the First Amendment, civil disobedience, and learning to find your voice.

Knowing that Alan Gratz was wildly popular in my room thanks to his thought-provoking Refugee, I dove into it during the long winter break with a happy heart. Heck, I've lived it when a former fourth grade student admitted to me on last day of school that he had taken numerous copies of Philip Pullman's THE GOLDEN COMPASS throughout the year at his mother's request.I kept replacing the copy thinking that if it disappeared, at least it was being read. Like any self-respecting English teacher, I take the threat of a book being plucked from its shelf seriously. 'Gratz delivers a book lover's book that speaks volumes about kids' power to effect change at a grassroots level.' -Publishers Weekly 'A stout defense of the right to read.' - Kirkus Reviews 'Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use.'- Booklist ' 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 This one's for you.' -Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath

'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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