US EditionBook called "Ban This Book" is now banned in Florida.
- The Indian River County School Board in Florida banned "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz, going against their district book-review committee's decision to keep it.
- The book, written by Alan Gatz in 2017, follows a 4th-grader dealing with book banning, and was found in two elementary schools and one middle school in the district.
- Despite opposition, three out of five school board members voted to remove the book from school libraries.
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The board of the Indian River School District in Florida voted to withdraw a children's book to ban books from all libraries there. The work of writer Alan Gratz, according to the ruling, refers inappropriately to already banned books and encourages rebellion against school authorities.
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Florida school district bans book called 'Ban This Book'
(NewsNation) — A Florida school district voted to ban a book about banning books in May — and the irony isn't lost on those criticizing the move. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the Indian River County School Board voted to remove "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz 3-2, going against a decision by the district's book-review committee to keep it. Written in 2017, the novel is about a fourth-grade girl who creates a secret library in her locke…
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