| Ban This Book Contributor(s): Gratz, Alan (Author), Turpin, Bahni (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538486466 ISBN-13: 9781538486467 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 5.6" (0.35 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library―by starting her own illegal locker libraryIt all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That's when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned, all because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read.Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned books library out of her locker. Soon, she finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read.Reminiscent of the classic novel Frindle by Andrew Clements for its inspiring message, Alan Gratz's Ban This Book is a love letter to the written word and its power to give kids a voice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gratz, Alan: - Alan Gratz is the acclaimed author of several books for young readers, including Prisoner B-3087, which was named to YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults list; Code of Honor, a YALSA 2016 Quick Pick; Projekt 1065; and The Brooklyn Nine, which was among Booklist's Top Ten Sports Books. Turpin, Bahni: -Bahni Turpin, film, television, and voice actress, has won seventeen AudioFile Earphones Awards, three prestigious Audie Awards, and was named 2016 Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly magazine. |