Fourth grader, Amy walks into her school library one day and discovers that her favorite book is no longer available for check out because it has been banned by the school board. She discovers that there is a list of books that were also removed. Not only were they removed, but they were not even given a chance to go through a formal reconsideration committee. So Amy starts to hunt down copies of these banned books and even spends her own money to buy a few. Other kids start to find out that she has the banned books and ask to borrow them. Her locker becomes known as the BBLL or Banned Books Locker Library! The kids realize that they can do something about the problem especially when more and more books are also removed. They fight back in a clever way which makes for a satisfying conclusion.
I connected to this book immediately because Amy loved the same book I did when I was her age. It was From the Mixed up files by Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. And of course, as an elementary librarian, this setting is my everyday life! This book is a fun, fast, and easy read and feels like a situational comedy where everyone learns great lessons at the end of the show. I rate it 4 out of 4 and recommend it as a great addition to any elementary library. It would be a great read aloud and be a great title for the Maud Hart Lovelace nominees in the future.
- 257 pages
- Tor Books (August 29, 2017)
- 4.5 Reading Level
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