If You Liked "That Librarian," Try These

Updated July 18, 2025
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You can't say that! :
Paper Book
What happens when freedom of expression comes under threat? In frank and wide-ranging interviews, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus probes the experience of thirteen leading authors of books for young people. A powerful photo essay on transgender teens is called anti...
This book won't burn /
Ahmed, Samira
Paper Book
ā˜… "[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment<...
The Toni Morrison book club /
Bennett, Juda,
Paper Book
In this startling group memoir, four friends-black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American-born-use Toni Morrison's novels as a springboard for intimate and revealing conversations about the problems of everyday racism and living whole in times of uncertainty. Tackling everything from...
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...
The CIA Book Club :
English, Charlie
Paper Book
"A story as fascinating as it is undersung . . . a riveting account" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) of the CIA's secret program to smuggle millions of books through the Iron Curtain during the Cold War "English's true tale of the federal government...
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...
Why we read :
Reed, Shannon
Paper Book
*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024* *A Good HousekeepingĀ Reads pick* A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber...
The teachers :
Robbins, Alexandra,
Paper Book
A National Bestseller *Winner of the 2024 DKG International Educators Book Award* A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times...
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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