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Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear ... This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical...
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Who decides what is permissible on the internet: Politicians? Mark Zuckerberg? Users? Who determines when political debate becomes hate speech? How does this impact our identity or our ability to create communities and to protest? Silicon Values reports on the war for digital rights and how major corporations--Facebook, Twitter, Google and Tiktok--threaten democracy as they harvest our personal data in the pursuit of profit."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In America, censorship surges in periods of demographic and political change. Its primary purpose is to silence challenges to an established elite or norm. Today, censorship is part of a larger assault on such American institutions as schools, public libraries, and universities, the better to establish more control over the people--while also pilfering their wallets. In this concise look at censorship, author James LaRue explores the topic through...
6) The last lie
Author
Series
List (Forde) volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When the rebels are captured Letta goes on the run, still striving to preserve language while the vicious new ruler of Ark plans to eliminate it once and for all.
7) Banned book
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The text follows the story of a book that is first subjected to redaction, then removal from a library, and finally disposal.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sharing candid interviews with 13 top children's and young adult authors who discuss why their books have faced censorship, a historian and critic puts First Amendment challenges into historical context and examines the support network that protects and defends young people's rights.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The compulsion to silence others is as old as the urge to speak. Berkowitz reveals how drastically censorship has shaped our modern society. His book illuminates the power of restricting speech; how it has defined states, ideas, and culture; and (despite how each of us would like to believe otherwise) how it is something we all participate in. From the first Chinese emperor's wholesale elimination of books, to the attack on Charlie Hebdo and the volatile...
10) Paperback Jack
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels. Although scorned by the critics, the tawdry drugstore novels sell like hotcakes - or so Jacob is assured. As "Jack Holly," Jacob finds success as the author of crime novels. He prides himself on the authenticity of his work, which...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"El relato de cómo Jorge Ramos confrontó y desenmascaró a Nicolás Maduro ante las cámaras, y todo lo que ocurrió antes y después de la entrevista. El 25 de febrero de 2019, apoyado por su equipo de Univision, Jorge Ramos realizó una entrevista --preparada minuciosamente-- a Nicolás Maduro. Después de un cuarto de hora, y luego de evidenciar su disgusto por el severo cuestionamiento de quien se ha caracterizado por confrontar a los poderosos,...
Author
Series
Ninja librarians volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
As an apprentice on a training mission to 1912 England, Dorrie takes a chance that could lead the Strongholders to the Lybrarians' fortress, Petrarch's library.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. 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...
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves---the Library Forces! Iku and Commander Inamine are abducted by Bakushu-kai terrorists, who demand sensitive material from the library's protected collection in return for the hostage! Dojo is worried about Iku,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin,...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A stylish and suspenseful historical page-turner following an up-and-coming journalist who stumbles onto a web of secrets, deceptions, and mysteries at a popular new literary magazine--inspired by the true story of CIA intervention in Cold War American arts and letters"--
New York City, 1953. Louise Leithauser has filed some of the best pieces at her boyfriend Joe's brand new literary magazine, Downtown-- albeit under a male pseudonym. On the side...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Often hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy, the enemy of tyranny, and the gateway to enlightenment. Research reveals a strong correlation between freedom of speech and democracy, innovation, and advancements in human rights, as well as reductions in conflict, corruption, and discrimination. But for all its benefits, free speech remains a challenging, controversial, and often counterintuitive principle, easily subject...
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