censorship

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Banned books

Literature suppressed on social grounds
1998
Contains a series of alphabetically arranged essays that describe one hundred books that have been banned because of language, racial characterization, or depiction of other social differences that their challengers have viewed as harmful to readers.

Fahrenheit 451

1966
Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

2016
"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--Provided by publisher.

The ninja librarians

the accidental keyhand
2014
Dorrie and her brother Marcus accidently open a portal to Petrarch's Library, where they discover a secret society of warrior librarians who travel in time, protecting the world's greatest thinkers from torture and death for sharing knowledge and ideas.

Arthur and the scare-your-pants-off club

text by Stephen Krensky ; based on the teleplay by Terence Taylor
1998
When the latest Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club book is banned, Arthur and the gang think of a scheme for getting the books back.

Library wars Vol 14

In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces! The Library Forces have decided that a censored author, Toma, must defect. But as he and the LF attempt to leave the courthouse, the roads are blocked by Media Betterment Committee troops! Library Forces member Iku Kasahara and her sergeant (and secret crush) Dojo make off in another direction with Toma. But when Dojo is injured in the escape attempt, Iku is charged with protecting both the endangered author and the man she loves!.

Library wars Vol 12

Love & war
Library Forces member Iku Kasahara has plans to go out for tea with her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, but just figuring out what to wear puts her in a tailspin. When an urgent call comes in about an author seeking protection from the government, Iku realizes that the fight against censorship never takes a break!.

Library wars Vol 13

Love & war
2015
In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces! The Media Betterment Committee has silenced a famous writer, and Library Forces member Iku Kasahara and her supervisor and secret crush, Dojo, must fight to protect his right to speak...and live! As the Library Forces wage a fierce battle against censorship, Iku and Dojo's burgeoning relationship provides the team with a welcome distraction, and--unfortunately for them--some comic relief!.

Fahrenheit 451

2013
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear.

Banned books

Examines the history of book banning and explores why some people might want to censor certain books.

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