Ban This Book by Alan Gratz

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"--Publisher's website.

Reviewed by alisoninbookland on

5 of 5 stars

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"All reasons are silly to someone else, and we think the challenges to the books already removed are silly. What makes one person's reason any sillier than another person's reason?"

As a library professional and book lover, this book warms my heart. As someone who has anxiety and is painfully shy, Amy Anne is a heroine who I could fully relate to and cheered for. Must read for book nerds.

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