![]() ![]() Soon after that, soft-spoken, quiet Amy Anne finds the courage to speak up at a school board meeting about censoring books in local school libraries, with positive results.Īlan Gratz tackles some important messages and issues in this novel: censorship and who should decide what kids can or can’t read, the power of speaking up, the effectiveness of working together to solve a problem and making assumptions about others. When the locker library is discovered by the principal, Amy Anne and her cohorts find a clever way to counter the banned books problem in their school. Of course, their schoolmates eagerly borrow the books! (Who can resist reading a book that’s been forbidden?) They set up a “secret” BBLL (Banned Books Locker Library) to make available the books which the parent has decided are “inappropriate” reading for students. ![]() Frankweiler”, has been removed and banned from her school library at the insistence of a parent, she and two friends take action. When 4th grader Amy Anne Ollinger discovers that her favourite book, “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Hands down … Alan Gratz’ newest book for tweens, “Ban this Book”, should be available in every school and public library! ![]()
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