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Such a cute MG book! Amy Anne, a 4th grader, decides to fight back when her favorite book is banned from the school library because one parent decided it was inappropriate for kids. She and two of her friends start a secret banned book library out of her locker! Soon, Amy Anne is front and center in the battle against censorship.

This was my #bookspin for this month. I liked it and it definitely goes on my „books I‘ll recommend my daughter“-list.

From my 10 year old
"I like this book because it talks about books. I personally love books because reading is the best thing ever! I think it is interesting that people ban books because of every little thing that one person thinks is bad for kids. I want to read a lot of other books mentioned inside.. except the scary one [Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark]."

#MiddleGradeMay

It took me forever to pick and choose these titles from my tbr but here we have it, my stack, my goals for this coming weekend readathon.

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I would have read this in one sitting, if my day had allowed. What a great #NYWD22 selection and first read of the year.

Amy Anne is horrified to learn that her favorite book (From the Mixed Up Files…) is not available at her school‘s library b/c a parent has deemed it “inappropriate”…along with several other books. The banned books are Amy Anne‘s call to action as she sets up an underground library to make these titles accessible…

“Good books shouldn‘t be hidden away. They should be read by as many people as many times as possible.”

Yes! 🙌🏼 📚 #NYWD22

Lent to me by a school librarian it‘s a great little book. I recommend all book lovers to get a copy, read it then pass it along to a child in your life. So much in it. Set in an American school the essential points are universal.
“Nobody has the right to tell you what books you can and can‘t read . Except your parents,”
#joysbooks2021
@MrsMalaprop

4-6 grade book about those grades fighting back against book banning in their school library. Amy Anne is a quiet child, spends all her time at the library, and reminds me so much of myself when I was younger. (I was homeschooled thou) I loved and her friends final plan for the school board. The loop around Treys mom was very well placed, and used to help the story. I felt with these children so badly it hurt. Teared up once or twice
#bannedbook

I love this librarian 📚
She‘s standing up in front of the school board to tell them off. They breached protocol because a well know and rich community member says some books shouldn‘t be allowed in the school. Which one is Amy Anne‘s favorite book. This is an elementary school book written for middle school grade. Have to remind myself about that when Amy Anne reacts in childish ways. Same with it simply coming from her point of view
#bannedbook

#falltreasures #bannedbook

Two titles on my tbr about banning or banned books.

Book 115/150.

A moving elementary/middle grade novel about censorship and banning books. As a former young reader and now librarian I came across this in a local bookstore. I bought it. I read it in mostly one sitting. I‘m not the fastest reader.

I was on the journey with Amy Anne. I could feel her loneliness at school and at home. So when her prized library books are banned, the books she has made into her friends, books could feel her loss.
REVIEW CT‘D ⬇️

A few months ago, I read what was basically the YA version of this book, Suggested Reading by David Connis, and it‘s hard not to compare them to each other. But even if I hadn‘t read the other book, this book still would have been a so-so. I felt the characters were very immature for fourth graders. When I started reading, I thought the were in first or second grade. When Amy‘s school bans books, she starts a library in her locker. 3⭐️

This was my middle grade choice for #doublespin

I loved Amy Anne‘s journey to find her voice and speak up. I thought the topic of censorship was well written for a middle grade audience & still kept me engaged as an adult. Amy Anne reminded me a bit of myself at her age — quiet, shy with my nose in a book & the oldest with two younger brothers I can relate to her struggles with her family. My first Gratz book, but definitely not the last.
5⭐️

Finished this. Was pretty good and super easy to read.

Last week I read this for #bannedbooksweek . This is a smart middle grade book about a 4th grade girl who starts a banned books library in her locker after the school board bans her favorite book from the school library. Although fiction, it shows us a great example of why banning books is wrong. Bonus points for a main character of color!

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#bannedbooksweek2020
#bannedbooks

Happy Banned Books Week, litsy family! 💖📚🎉💖📚🎉 This is such an important week to celebrate books and the freedom to read! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! Each day I will post about one of my favorite banned books and why I love it! Let's celebrate together!

Check out my book rec videos! All this month I've been featuring banned books! ☺
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFL5TQLuSsJkdUlitZnarDg

#bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks

Loved this! Amy Anne is content to live her life between the pages of a book. She's quiet- at home, at school, swallowing her words to keep the peace. But when her beloved school library comes under fire of a parent with a Book Banning agenda, Amy Anne needs to find her voice in order to speak up for the books. The ending is especially lovely.

Almost done with this book and I'm absolutely loving it!

When Amy Anne‘s ‘favourite book in the whole world‘ was banned from the school library, she started her own banned books library - secretly, illegally! A cute and inspiring story about speaking up and standing up for what is right, and the concept of book censorship. Love the premise and great story.

“Nobody has the right to tell you what books you can or can‘t read. Except your parents.” Amy Anne.

#MiddleGradeMarch

I don‘t read as many MG novels as I should but these ones were amazing! And not a one was fantasy! My top 6 Middle Grade books of 2019.

This book is EXTREMELY similar in plot to Property of the Rebel Librarian. But I think this book was written first and it is also better. It‘s a love letter to librarians and the freedom to read. I am not a huge fan of “banned book week” but this would be a great read for it! Loved all the book reference and it made me want to read a few of the books.

When your book makes a Clerks reference. 🤣🤣

Just google banned books — you‘ll be amazed!
The tagged book is a great novel that debunks censorship

#bannedbooks
#gratefulreads
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

Day 15 - #BannedBook #GratefulReads

Definitely a Mirror Read.
Me as a Teenager: "I just sat in my favorite corner of the library and read books until I had to leave. It was the only time I ever got any peace and quiet."
Me as a Adult: "Every person should be free to read whatever they want, whenever they want, and not have to explain to anyone else why we like it,"
To Remember: “Once you ban one book, somebody, somewhere, can find a reason to ban every book,”
#bannedbooksweek ?

Here is a closeup of two of the banned books on my bulletin board. @LiteraryinLititz

Here‘s my banned books week bulletin board. Each little banned sign describes the reasons a book was challenged or banned. Lifting up the flap allows you to see the cover of the book with its title and author listed below it.

My banned books week book display! That poster took me forever to make! Yes, there are EXACTLY 50 stars and 13 stripes on it.

Another close up of my banned books display! 📚💕 #librarylove #librariansoflitsy

A close up of one section of my banned books week display! 💕📚 #librarylove #librariansoflitsy

Here is my library display for this month! I may have gone a bit overboard? 😁 I couldn't help myself! 💕📚 #librariansoflitsy #librarylove

This is a cute middle grade novel about a girl whose favorite book is banned from her school library and what she does about it. I loved Amy Anne and her friends and her family. I felt that the kids acted and talked a bit older than their advertised fourth grade level, but the book overall is delightful.

I set a summer reading challenge for myself...reading a YA book for each day of break. I‘m a couple days behind, but this was a great first pick! A book about fighting censorship and finding one‘s voice.
#YAbookaday

Truth

Alan Gratz is a genius. This is well done, anyone who disagrees with book banning should read this

After the disappointment of Property of the Rebel Librarian, Ban this Book was a great #middlegrade read. Check it out!

Book 94/165 3/12/19

“We just have to start thinking like people who see stuff everywhere that bothers them.”

Just finished this gem and it makes 25!! I‘m halfway to my goal of reading 50 books from my physical shelves for the year!

It was sad to read about all the titles that have been banned. It was also sad that I didn‘t like this a bit more. #litsyAtoZ #B✔️

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I think anyone and everyone who has thought that a book should be challenged or ban should read this book! You can‘t let one person ruin it for everyone else.

Amy Anne and her friends saw the need to stand up and fight for what they wanted. Books are the gateway to our imagination. Books help the mind to grow and learn and to take you places that you never thought you could go.

Read the book...you won‘t be sorry.

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I still remember “The Red Spot” story vividly! 🤢

New plan. Play and win lottery and buy my entire community a copy of this AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING book! Beyond relevant in our town right now. "You're never too young to fight censorship!"

Because people compared Property of the Rebel Librarian with this book, I had to read it for myself. While the theme and the idea of a banned book library out of a locker are the same, the books are very different. This one is for a younger audience, and much more measured. Rebel Librarian is more radical and "fight the power". I loved both but Rebel Librarian spoke to my inner revolutionary more.

What a great cover! My third book this week. It‘s hard to balance reading lovely books with cooking and cleaning and Netflix‘ing...

Day 23 - #ban #quotsyjan19

Middle school book I really enjoyed. About books, young kids and growing in confidence.