If You Liked "That Librarian," Try These

Updated July 18, 2025
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The book censor's library /
Paper Book
FINALIST, National Book Award for Translated Literature, 2024 A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret archives, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government. The new book censor hasn't slept soundly in weeks. By day he combs through manuscripts at a government...
The Genius of Judy :
Bergstein, Rachelle
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume's life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her most iconic--and controversial--young adult novels, from Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. to Blubber. Everyone knows Judy...
Suggested reading /
Connis, Dave
Paper Book
In this hilarious and thought-provoking contemporary teen standalone that's perfect for fans of Moxie, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and meaningful books. Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal's "prohibited...
Ban this book /
Gratz, Alan,
Paper Book
You're Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, 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...
Read dangerously : the subversive power of literature in troubled times
Nafisi, Azar
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list, ranging from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston to Margaret Atwood. "[A] stunning look at the power of...
Banned Together :
Pérez, Ashley Hope (EDT)/ Fong, Debbie (ILT)
Paper Book
A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators. Books are disappearing from shelves across the country.  ...
It won't be easy :
Rademacher, Tom,
Paper Book
Tom Rademacher wishes someone had handed him this sort of book along with his teaching degree: a clear-eyed, frank, boots-on-the ground account of what he was getting into. But first he had to write it. And as 2014's Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Rademacher knows what he's talking about....
Why we read :
Reed, Shannon
Paper Book
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024* *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick* A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber...
Book comes home /
Sanders, Rob,
Paper Book
Celebrate the right to read with this kid-friendly picture book that explores book banning from the book's point of view. From the award-winning author of Pride- The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. Book loved being a book. And she loved the children who...

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