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Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: A.S. King
Narrated by: Pete Cross, Gretchen Bender, Amy Sarig King, Jane Yolen, full cast
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Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and intolerance in a novel she was born to write.

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged.

Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story.

But who?

Even though his unreliable dad tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else), Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that are wrong. He and his friends head to the principal's office to protest the censorship... but her response doesn't take them seriously.

So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself.

Mac's about to see the power of letting them out.

In Attack of the Black Rectangles, acclaimed author Amy Sarig King shows all the ways truth can be hard... but still worth fighting for.

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Attack of the Black Rectangles
'If you don't face the trauma and you can't be honest about it, then you can't actually move forward.'
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I liked how the story was told by kids, very relevant!
And I wish them all success in their rights to freedom of speech

A Book about Book Banninhb

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This book is very relevant and covers topics that should be discussed. I highly suggest it to others.

Antidote to Hate

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I can't wait to share this with all the students in my class! Absolutely amazing!

must read

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I loved every minute of reading! I recommend this book to anyone who loves a strong and truthful story. (I also recommend ‘The Devil’s arithmetic’)

Excellent Book

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awesome story that captures you and brings you right in. feel like you are sitting in the room with the characters and experiencing their challenges with them

my son loved it. I loved it.

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