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kendallnb 's review for:
Property of the Rebel Librarian
by Allison Varnes
4.5 stars. Property of the Rebel Librarian is about a middle schooler who starts a secret library out of an old locker after her school begins a PTA-inspired book banning spree. There is so much to love about this book. It is very plot driven, making it an easy read and appealing to the target audience. Watching June go from "plain band girl" to rebelling against her parents for a good cause was inspiring. She is very relatable- like any budding teenager realizing that her parents are not always right.
Speaking of June's parents, and all the adults in the Dogwood community for that matter, they will make you want to scream. Throughout most of the book they are like caricatures of strict parents- controlling what their child reads, setting her up to be premed, trying to control their older daughter's major in college. However, Varnes writes a "overheard" conversation between them towards the end of the novel that shines some much needed light on their actions and develops them as characters.
Overall, I loved this book and watching June learn how to stand of for her beliefs even when they contradict everything she has thought about adults up until now.
Speaking of June's parents, and all the adults in the Dogwood community for that matter, they will make you want to scream. Throughout most of the book they are like caricatures of strict parents- controlling what their child reads, setting her up to be premed, trying to control their older daughter's major in college. However, Varnes writes a "overheard" conversation between them towards the end of the novel that shines some much needed light on their actions and develops them as characters.
Overall, I loved this book and watching June learn how to stand of for her beliefs even when they contradict everything she has thought about adults up until now.