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Read-Alikes for
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
by Nat Hentoff
Viewpoint, our book discussion group for students in
grades 6-8, read and discussed The Day They Came to Arrest the Book. If you liked this book,
you may enjoy reading other books by this author:
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| This School Is Driving Me Crazy
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by Nat Hentoff
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JH HEN
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| Alcott is the best school in the city, and tough on every kid who goes there. But it's even tougher on Sam Davidson, whose father is the school's headmaster. When someone starts extorting money from the younger students, everyone seems ready to point the finger at Sam - including his father. Can Sam's friends help him open up the lines of communication to his father before it's too late?
| | Does This School Have Capital Punishment?
| by Nat Hentoff
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JH HEN
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| In this sequel to This School Is Driving Me Crazy, Sam enters New York's prestigious Burr Academy. But trouble soon follows as Sam is accused of possessing marijuana. Sam has actually been framed by a fellow student, but unless the truth comes out he'll be expelled. Is there any way out of this new mess Sam's in?
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Schools and censorship.
| | Nothing But the Truth
| by Avi
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JH AVI
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| Memos, diary entries and conversations tell of Philip's attempt to get out of Miss Narwin's class by humming along during the playing of the National Anthem. The incident is blown out of proportion with results that Philip never expected.
| | The Trouble with Mothers
| by Margery Facklam
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JH FAC
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| Eighth-grader Luke Troy thinks things can't get much worse when his mother teaches history in his school. But what's a boy to do when his teacher-mother's historical novel is given as an example of the kind of "pornography" that should be banned at schools and libraries? | | The Last Safe Place on Earth
| by Richard Peck
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YA FIC PEC
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| Fifteen-year-old Todd sees his perfect suburban world start to unravel when his little sister has her mind poisoned by a member of a fundamentalist group and he begins to notice signs of censorship in his community.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
May 1999.
(630) 584-9390
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