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This Book Won't Burn
- Narrated by: Kausar Mohammed
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's summary
★ “[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 comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.
After her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a million miles from their Chicago home, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school, away from everything and everyone she knows and loves.
Reeling from being uprooted and deserted, Noor is certain the key to survival is to keep her head down and make it to graduation.
But things aren’t so simple. At school, Noor discovers hundreds of books have been labeled “obscene” or “pornographic” and are being removed from the library in accordance with a new school board policy. Even worse, virtually all the banned books are by queer and BIPOC authors.
Noor can’t sit back and do nothing, because that goes against everything she believes in, but challenging the status quo just might put a target on her back. Can she effect change by speaking up? Or will small-town politics—and small-town love—be her downfall?
Critic reviews
"With pin-sharp attention to the complexities of grief, anger, and hope, Samira Ahmed gives us a main character who connects us with our own hearts and a story that connects us with our power to change our world." —Anna-Marie McLemore, author of National Book Award nominee Self-Made Boys
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This is a must read, Samira’s ability to craft a timely story and characters you fall in love with is once again on display. Overall, This Book Won’t Burn is a must-read for those interested in young adult fiction that tackles pressing issues such as book banning, friendship, divorce and xenophobia with depth and sensitivity. It is a call to action for readers to recognize their power to effect change in their communities.
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