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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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by E.L. Konigsburg

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is this book good?
Nancy Lodge It's brilliant!…moreIt's brilliant!(less)
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Would 5th graders enjoy reading this book today?
Denise Shaver My 5th graders loved it!
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Anyone here because of Ban This Book by Alan Gratz?
Mary Taylor Yes, have been wondering if it really has been on banned list ,read it a long time ago, and will reread
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This question contains spoilers... (view spoiler)
Cassandra also there's CCTV now!…morealso there's CCTV now!(less)
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Has this ever been considered a banned book and why if it has?
K "This book about a girl in sixth grade struggling with questions of religion and her experience going through puberty has been banned and challenged i…more"This book about a girl in sixth grade struggling with questions of religion and her experience going through puberty has been banned and challenged in numerous school districts because the book is supposedly sexually offensive and amoral. Others have targeted it as anti-Christian or immoral. Others fear that children will try to replicate the acts and runaway as well." - google(less)
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