“Gratz delivers a book lover’s book that speaks volumes about kids’ power to effect change at a grassroots level. 'A stout defense of the right to read.' - Kirkus Reviews With fist-pumping power and good-humored laughter, this middle schooler fights back when her favorite book is taken off the shelves of the school library.

Shes a true champion and testament to how doing a good thing is the first step in finding your own courage. “Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use.”- Booklist 'Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero in Amy Anne Ollinger.

“ 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 Frankweiler has been removed from the library at the behest of Mrs. “Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero…. In a tale that is dominated but not overwhelmed by its agenda, Gratz takes Amy Anne, a young black bibliophile, from the devastating discovery that her beloved From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. 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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