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• Banned Together

  Our Fight for Readers' Rights

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  "This bold collection of fiction, memoir, poetry, graphic narratives, essays, and other genres explores book bans through various lenses, and empowers teens to fight back. From moving personal accounts to clever comebacks aimed at censorship,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banned Book Club

  Kim, Hyun Sook

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  "Kim Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division, fear-mongering, anti-intellectualism, the death of democratic institutions, and the relentless rebellion of reading in this biographical graphic novel."

• This Book Won't Burn

  Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer),

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  "While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school."

• The Legend of the Last Library

  Cole, Frank, 1977-

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  "In a world where paper is extremely scarce and books are priceless, Juni undertakes a dangerous quest to find a legendary lost treasure—the last library."

• Library Wars

  Love & War. Vol. 1

  Yumi, Kiiro

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  "In a world where information is heavily censored, Iku Kasahara joins the Library Force to protect the freedom of literature and follow in the footsteps of a man who once saved her favorite book from being destroyed."

• Suggested Reading

  [a Novel]

  Connis, Dave

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  "After her principal bans a number of books from the school library, bibliophile student Clara joins forces with her friends to start an underground library."

• Not Another Banned Book

  Levy, Dana Alison,

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  "No matter what was going on in Molly’s life at home, she always had book club at school. But when someone anonymously notifies school boards about a controversial book in the classroom, her favorite teacher Ms. Lewiston is suspended…and book club…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Verify

  Charbonneau, Joelle,

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  "Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she turns on the news, she hears only the facts. When she swipes the pages of her online textbooks, she reads only the truth. But when Meri’s mother is killed, Meri suddenly has questions that no one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boy Like Me

  Green, Simon James,

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  "A love story that begins in the margins... It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forbidden Book

  Lamb, Sacha,

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  "Set against a backdrop of literary censorship and growing Jewish political consciousness, The Forbidden Book is a soaring exploration of identity, survival, and ultimately, hope."

• Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

  Young, Brigit,

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  "Sheltered small-town teen Rose forms an underground book club for banned books with Talia, an outspoken new kid from New York City."

• You Can't Say That!

  Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell

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  "Sharing candid interviews with 13 top children's and young adult authors who discuss why their books have faced censorship, an historian and critic puts First Amendment challenges into historical context and examines the support network that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Attack of the Black Rectangles

  King, A. S. (Amy Sarig), 1970-

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  "When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out, he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one…Read moreRead more of this annotation