Ban This Book

Good morning! I just read a book called "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz. I have mentioned it in a previous blog post when I was interviewing Erin. "Ban This Book" is about a girl my age who is always good and follows the rules. She absolutely loves books so much so that she lies to her parents that she is in an extracurricular activity when she is really just passing time reading at the library.

One day, Mrs.Spencer (one of Amy's classmate's Mom), the president of the PTA bans several books from the library including Amy's favorite book " From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. " Mrs. Spencer claims that these books are harmful to children and Amy is not happy about it.

“Nobody has the right to tell you what books you can and can’t read except your parents.”

― Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

It doesn't seem fair to Amy that somebody can just walk in and ban a book so that nobody can read it. Books should be for everyone to enjoy. Amy decides to take a stand. She had never done anything like this in the past but now she has found something she feels strongly about and is willing to speak up. Amy wants to make a difference. Amy tries many different ways to fight against the PTA but they always shoot back " These books are not appropriate for children" or "Books can teach children how to lie."

There are ups and downs and twists and turns in this book but what I liked most about it is that I felt like I was really similar to Amy. I could never imagine myself making a big fuss over something but neither could Amy. The message it got across to me was that if you feel strongly about something then you should protect it. This book is really interesting so I recommend you READ THE BOOK!