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Memoirs of a Bookbat

by Kathryn Lasky

Reading under family pressure

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Reading under family pressure

Harper Jessup’s love of books becomes a source of tension when her parents embrace religiously motivated efforts to restrict education. The story connects censorship beyond the home with control inside it, as Harper grows more conscious of what reading means to her and faces a difficult choice. Its central questions bring together faith, access to books, and a young person’s ability to define her own intellectual life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in stories about books, reading, and censorship
  • Readers exploring the tensions between religious belief, education, and family authority

Themes

Reading and intellectual freedomEducational censorshipReligion and faithFamily control and independence

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Book overview

Harper Jessup is an avid reader, and when her parents become "migrants for God" she must keep her books secret. As Harper grows older and realizes how valuable reading is to her, she comes to understand that her parents' radical efforts in favor of educational censorship are related to a quest for control within their own family. And so Harper finds she must make the hardest choice of all. "Sure to be controversial, prepare for a stimulating conversation."--The New Advocate
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