Ban This Book is the story of fourth grader Amy Anne whose favourite book is From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, she has read it several times and is always annoyed when she has to return it to the library for five days before she can check it out again. When Amy Anne goes to check it out one day, the librarian tells her that the book has been removed because one of the parents thinks it has wrong morals that aren't appropriate for kids to read. This is shocking to Amy Anne because she doesn't see anything wrong with the book. So Amy Anne and her friends decide to track down all of the banned books and start their own library filled with banned books, but run out of their locker.
The interesting thing about Amy Anne is that she is someone who rarely says what she thinks or feels, she thinks nobody is interested in listening to what she has to say, so it is challenging for her to stand up for what she believes is right.
I LOVED this book! It would make a great read aloud. I loved Amy Anne (anyone who loves to read Little House on the Prairie is ok with me!)- she is a great character. I love how she recognizes that books can help heal and connect people. She is just so interesting. My only concern with this is the fact that she is in grade 4- but the issues she is dealing with is perfect for Junior / Intermediate students. If I was reading this to students in grade 6 or up, I would just change the one or two spots where they mention what grade she is in. Other than that there is no indication that she is just in grade 4. This would be a great book to kick off Banned Books week - Sept 23-29.
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