For any kid who doesn't believe one person can effect change. Bradshaw and all that she represents: the freedom to read.Įqual parts fun and empowering, this novel explores censorship, freedom of speech, and activism. But if it's powerful enough, maybe it can save Ms. The risks grow alongside her library's popularity, and a movement begins at Dogwood Middle-a movement that, if exposed, could destroy her. 1 minute review of the children's book Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes.Type: children's bookAges: 9 and upTags: censorship. June starts a banned book library of her own in an abandoned locker at school. As the rules become stricter at school and at home, June keeps turning the pages of the banned books that continue to appear in the little library. and she realizes she doesn't have to when she spies a Little Free Library on her walk to school. Bradshaw is suspended, an author appearance is canceled, the library is gutted, and all books on the premises must have administrative approval.īut June can't give up books. June Harper, the rebel librarian of Allison Varnes’s PROPERTY OF THE REBEL LIBRARIAN (Random House, 288 pp., 16. And everything June loves about Dogwood Middle School unravels: librarian Ms. When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, they take strict parenting to a whole new level.
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