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Ban This Book by Alan Gratz (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 at 6:02pm

$23.99

When Amy Anne goes to the school library to check out her favourite book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, she finds Mrs. Jones, the librarian, telling her the most horrible news. Her favourite book was banned from the school library! So, Amy Anne and her two friends Rebecca and Danny, decide to retaliate by starting the B.B.L.L, which stands for Banned Books Locker Library. So, if you want to borrow a banned book all you must do is ask Amy Anne. But then disaster strikes. One of people who borrowed a book from the B.B.L.L. has betrayed them! What will happen to Amy Anne and the others? Will they be sued by the school board? Find out in this 10/10 book, Ban This Book!

- Stella, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up Kids

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Ban This Book

- Alan Gratz

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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