Reading Rights: Books About CensorshipLike this list

19 items

• Book Comes Home

  a Banned Book's Journey

  Sanders, Rob, 1958-

  Add Book Comes Home to your for later shelf

  Book loved being a book. And she loved the children who came to visit her. She was checked out. Read and reread. Shared and discussed. And each time, Book was brought back to the library. It was her home... until the day it wasn't.

• The Great Banned-books Bake Sale

  Khalil, Aya

  Add The Great Banned-books Bake Sale to your for later shelf

  Upon learning that the books with kids who look like her have been banned by her school district, Kanzi descends into fear and helplessness. But her classmates support her, and together -- with their teacher's help -- they hatch a plan to hold a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Roar for Reading

  Ferry, Beth

  Add Roar for Reading to your for later shelf

  When Julius, a young lion, sees library books removed from the library, realizes the power of his voice and uses his roar to advocate for the value of all books.

• The Book Tree

  Czajak, Paul

  Add The Book Tree to your for later shelf

  When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayor's head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous and destroys all the books in town! But thanks to Arlo's imagination and perseverance, the Mayor finds that suppressing stories cannot stop them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Is Banned

  Haldar, Raj

  Add This Book Is Banned to your for later shelf

  Discover just what can happen when ideas are erased instead of expressed with this hilarious picture book romp that kids (and grown-ups) will want to read over and over again.

• Do Not Open This Book

  Lee, Andy

  Add Do Not Open This Book to your for later shelf

  From the very cover of this picture book, a funny blue monster pleads with readers not to keep reading. As his pleas grow more impassioned, however, readers will delight in doing exactly what they are asked not to do -- no matter the consequences…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banned Book

  Winter, Jonah, 1962-

  Add Banned Book to your for later shelf

  For as long as people have been sharing ideas, some grown-ups have tried to make those ideas disappear. In this thought-provoking story, a book is crossed out, then taken off the library shelf. What happens to a banned book next? The story invites…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ink Girls

  Nijkamp, Marieke

  Add Ink Girls to your for later shelf

  In a vibrant city, two girls from very different walks of life join forces to fight censorship and protect the people they love. This middle grade graphic novel celebrates the power that everyone -- even those often overlooked -- has to create…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mr. Lemoncello's Library

  the Graphic Novel. 2, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

  Grabenstein, Chris

  Add Mr. Lemoncello's Library to your for later shelf

  Luigi Lemoncello hosts the first-ever Library Olympics, and Kyle Keeley faces fierce competition. But when books start disappearing, the event turns into a mystery. Kyle and his friends must uncover who’s behind the suspicious censorship before the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Same Page

  Swartz, Elly

  Add Same Page to your for later shelf

  Sixth-grader Bess Stein brings together friends and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book ban happening at her middle school.

• Not Another Banned Book

  Levy, Dana Alison

  Add Not Another Banned Book to your for later shelf

  Molly relies on school book club to escape life’s challenges, but when a book is challenged, her favorite teacher is suspended and the club is banned. With graduation near, Molly and her friends fight to save book club and stand up for the power of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences

  Young, Brigit

  Add Banned Books, Crop Tops, and Other Bad Influences to your for later shelf

  Rule-following Rose is captivated by bold new girl Talia, who introduces her to a banned book and the idea of a banned books club. As Rose begins questioning her parents, school, and best friend, Talia’s risky behavior escalates -- forcing Rose to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finally Seen

  Yang, Kelly

  Add Finally Seen to your for later shelf

  Lina moves from Beijing to America expecting her parents’ dream life, but instead finds financial stress, bullying, and a harsh new reality. With support from friends, a caring teacher, and the school library, she gains confidence -- and when a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Answers in the Pages

  Levithan, David

  Add Answers in the Pages to your for later shelf

  When Donovan’s mom reads his adventure novel, she panics over whether the heroes might be gay. Soon the whole town is in an uproar, the book is under fire at school, and Donovan is stuck in the middle of a censorship battle he never saw coming.

• Attack of the Black Rectangles

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

  Add Attack of the Black Rectangles to your for later shelf

  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

• Words on Fire

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.

  Add Words on Fire to your for later shelf

  In 1893 Lithuania, twelve-year-old Audra escapes a Cossack raid on her farm and, unsure of her parents’ fate, joins a dangerous resistance effort. Carrying banned Lithuanian books, she travels across the country, unsure whom to trust but determined…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom of Expression

  Deal With It Before You Are Censored

  McLaughlin, Danielle S., 1951-

  Add Freedom of Expression to your for later shelf

  This illustrated guide helps kids understand freedom of expression -- what it is, why it matters, and how to use it responsibly. Through quizzes, comics, and real-life scenarios, it explores rights, censorship, conflicting viewpoints, and how to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ban This Book

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

  Add Ban This Book to your for later shelf

  Shy fourth grader Amy Anne fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library. With friends, she starts a secret banned-books locker library and hilariously challenges every book to show the dangers of censorship -- proving kids…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The List

  Forde, Patricia

  Add The List to your for later shelf

  Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself.