![]() ![]() With the help of friends she sets out to make a point by getting every single book in the library banned.īan This Book resonated with me not because I’ve experienced censorship with books but because I have not. But it isn’t until she gets caught that Amy Anne really finds her voice. At first it’s just a few friends who are borrowing books but pretty soon kids from all grades are coming to her for reading material. So Amy Anne does what all mild-mannered girls would do - she sets up a banned books library in her locker. A parent has been hand-selecting books she sees as dangerous for young people and getting the school board to ban them. It’s been pulled from the library all together, and it’s not the only book. ![]() When Amy Anne arrives at her school library to check out her favorite book, it’s not on the shelf. Amy Anne can totally relate to running away and hiding in a museum. And recently that book is From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. ![]() There’s nothing Amy Anne likes to do more than escape into a good book. Though intended for middle readers, this novel will resonate with book lovers of every age.Īt the center of Ban This Book is Amy Anne, a shy and soft-spoken fourth-grader. If ever there was a book where you should ignore the suggested age, it’s Alan Gratz’s Ban This Book. BAN THIS BOOK, by Alan Gratz, Starscape, Aug. ![]()
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