Does Amy Anne jump right over the threshold, leaving the ordinary world behind her without a thought? Of course not. Three you have it: The inciting incident. That is, not until she finds out that her favorite book has been “removed from” the school library. She speaks, but never the words (the truth) that she is thinking. The hero in Ban This Book, Amy Anne Ollinger, wants nothing more than to curl up with a book whenever and wherever she possibly can.
Recently, I read Alan Gratz’ Ban This Book. In part, this was definitely my difficulty with writing character-driven plots, but it was also that I could never figure out what this quiet, gentle boy would actually do to make trouble. There was a big disconnect between the “flavor” of the boy in my mind and the actions I was trying to make him do on the page. "Gratz delivers a book lover's book that speaks volumes about kids' power to effect change at a grassroots level.Posted by beckylevine on in Middle Grade, Plot, The Hero's Journey, Uncategorized | No Commentsīefore I plunged myself so deeply into picture books, I was struggling with a middle grade book in which the hero was too quiet, too passive. "Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use."- BooklistĪ stout defense of the right to read. " Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse."-Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 20 Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath
"Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.
Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives! Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship.īan This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that's perfect for middle grade readers. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. You're Never Too Young to Fight Censorship!
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