Soon, she finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read. Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned books library out of her locker. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate's mom thought the book wasn't appropriate for kids to read. Both books are for middle grade readers on up and especially timely.īAN THIS BOOK - An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library-by starting her own illegal locker library! It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. They are also connected in ways that will shock them - and could alter their destinies forever.īestselling author Alan Gratz is at the top of his game, shining a light on our increasingly urgent climate crisis while spinning an action-packed story that will keep readers hooked - and inspire them to take action.Prolific local writer Alan Gratz once again joins us for another double book launch complete with cupcakes and lemonade! Alan is a superstar-you won’t want to miss his talk. When the floodwaters crash into her house, Natalie is dragged out into the storm - with nowhere to hide.Īkira, Owen, George, and Natalie are all swept up in the devastating effects of climate change. Natalie hunkers down at home as a massive hurricane barrels toward Miami. But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving? Owen and his best friend, George, are used to seeing polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra.

How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee Ground Zero) is back, tackling the urgent topic of climate change in this breathtaking, action-packed novel that will keep readers turning pages while making their own plans to better the world.Īkira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks - and grows scarily fast. on October 4, 2022Īlso by this author: Refugee, Ban This Book

Gratz chose the title to highlight the Paris Agreement that committed nations to work toward capping global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels - although countries from the Global South have demanded a 1.5 degree target. Two Degrees would make an excellent literature circle book for 5th- through 8th-grade students.

The fast-paced plot will hold most students’ attention through the 384-page book.

Ban this book a novel by alan gratz