Summary
It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favourite 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 favourite book was banned! All because a classmate’s mum 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. The battle of the books escalates when she…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734420466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0734420463 |
| Author: | Alan Gratz |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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A book lover’s book that speaks volumes about kids’ power to effect change - Publishers Weekly
Amy Anne’s narrative is positively laced with real titles that have been banned or challenged and further enticing teasers for them…a stout defense of the right to read. - KirkusA powerful, gripping and brilliant middle grade novel … I will be encouraging my children to read this book, not only because it’s a fantastic story, but also because it gives readers a powerful gift: to be able to analyse the difference between right and wrong and decide for yourself which side you want to sit on. - Kids’ Book ReviewAbout The Author
Alan Gratz
ALAN GRATZ is the author of many critically-acclaimed books for children and teens, including Samurai Shortstop, an American Library Association Top Ten Books for Young Adults; Prisoner B-3087; The Brooklyn Nine; and the League of Seven trilogy (The League of Seven, The Dragon Lantern, The Monster War). A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Alan is now a full-time writer living in western North Carolina with his wife and daughter.
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