Celebrate the freedom to read with this timely, empowering middle-grade debut in the spirit of The View from Saturday or Frindle.
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When she\'s not writing, she howls along to the Hamilton soundtrack with a trio of Chihuahuas named after Peanuts characters.
And like heroine June, Allison is a former marching-band geek.
She\'s from a family of teachers and has a Ph D in education from the University of Tennessee.
She taught English in special education for eight years and once had to convince administrators that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is not an endorsement of witchcraft.
Bradshaw in Property of the Rebel Librarian, Allison Varnes has fought for her students.
For any kid who doesn\'t believe one person can effect change...and for all the kids who already know they can About the Author: Like Librarian Ms.
Equal parts fun and empowering, this novel explores censorship, freedom of speech, and activism.
Bradshaw and all that she represents: the freedom to read.
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.
June starts a banned book library of her own in an abandoned locker at school. and one she can\'t keep to herself. . .
It\'s a delicious secret .
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. . .
But June can\'t give up books .
Bradshaw is suspended, an author appearance is canceled, the library is gutted, and all books on the premises must have administrative approval.
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.
Celebrate the freedom to read with this timely, empowering middle-grade debut in the spirit of The View from Saturday or Frindle
