Since the organization began tracking bans in July 2021, it has counted more than 4,000 instances of book removals using news reports, public records requests and publicly available data. 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 20 “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.Book bans are rising at a rapid pace in school districts around the United States, driven by new laws and regulations that limit what kinds of books children can access, according to a new report from PEN America, a free speech organization.įrom July to December 2022, PEN found 1,477 cases of books being removed, up from 1,149 during the previous six months. 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…. Ban This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that’s perfect for middle grade readers. 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. 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.
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.
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