A review by lauraebeth
The Ballad of Ami Miles by Brittni Pope, Kristy Dallas Alley

3.0

Found this book because it was on PEN AMERICA'S INDEX OF SCHOOL BOOK BANS in Collierville, TN, a suburb of Memphis. (Pending Investigation). And nothing peak's my curiosity more than something that someone doesn't want kids reading. Written 125ish years into America's future, taking place in Alabama, initially, I couldn't figure out why is was banned, but then Ami runs away from home with the help of her aunts due to her grandfather trying to breed her with a stranger, because only a few females left in society haven't become infertile. The beginning of the book feels real Handsmaid tale-esque, and that's where I thought it was going, Handmaids tale for teens. But once Ami makes it to the place where her mother has been living, she starts to discover things about herself, and lies her grandparents told her and really finds herself and who she wants to be.

Don't see why it should be banned, there are no graphic sex scenes, actual facts about how society is today(re: birth control, Abortion, interracial marriage) Overall, it's a story about a kid finding herself