A review by tuckeralmengor
Suggested Reading by Dave Connis

4.0

Many thanks to HarperTeen for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review

"Books are a light. A light that melts ignorance and hate."

Wow. Wow. Just... wow. I was absolutely blown away by this book.

So, what's this book about?
Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal’s “prohibited media” hit list. The iconic books on the list have been pulled from the library and aren’t allowed anywhere on the school’s premises. Students caught with the contraband will be sternly punished.

Many of these stories have changed Clara’s life, so she’s not going to sit back and watch while her draconian principal abuses his power. She’s going to strike back.

So Clara starts an underground library in her locker, doing a shady trade in titles like Speak and The Chocolate War. But when one of the books she loves most is connected to a tragedy she never saw coming, Clara’s forced to face her role in it.

Will she be able to make peace with her conflicting feelings, or is fighting for this noble cause too tough for her to bear?

I just... It's like someone followed me around for a month and then wrote a dramatic version of my life. I absolutely loved the book because... books and bookworms. What's not to love?

But, unlike most books that feature book lovers, this book actually went deep into what it really means to be a reader. What books do for us and why. It questioned things we've all thought. It was passionate and ensnaring.

Overall, this book was unexpectedly lovely!

Bottom Line
4 stars
Age Rating - [ PG ]
Content Screening (Mild Spoilers)
Positive Messages (5/5) - [Sacrafice for the greater good, Questioning the norm, Perserverance]
Violence (2/5) - [Mild violence]
Sex (0/0)
Language (0/0)
Drinking/Drugs (1/5) - [Mention of underage drinking]
Content and Trigger Warnings - Racism, Classism, Homophobia, Suicide
Publication Date: September 17th, 2019
Publisher: HarperTeen (an imprint of HarperCollins)
Genre: YA/Contemporary

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4.5 stars Absolutely brilliant!

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