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This #BookFaceFriday can handle the truth!

Celebrate intellectual freedom with this week’s BookFace title, “Attack of the Black Rectangles” by Amy Sarig King (Scholastic, Inc, 2022,).

When 6th grader Mac opens up his assigned classroom reading, he finds some words blacked out. He and his classmates set out to get the full story. This book is one of the 2024-25 Golden Sower Award nominees in the Meadowlark (grades 6-8) category, and is available in Nebraska OverDrive Libraries as an ebook and audiobook.

“Sixth graders stand up against censorship and systemic bias… The protagonists clarify the various issues for readers who may not be aware of them, and the story skillfully encourages keeping open minds and extending grace to the oblivious and hostile alike… A searingly relevant opus to intellectual freedom.”

— Kirkus Reviews

Libraries participating in the Nebraska OverDrive Libraries Group currently have access to a shared and growing collection of digital downloadable audiobooks and eBooks. 194 libraries across the state share the Nebraska OverDrive collection of 26,898 audiobooks, 36,794 ebooks, and 5,133 magazines. As an added bonus it includes 130 podcasts that are always available with simultaneous use (SU), as well as SU ebooks and audiobook titles that publishers have made available for a limited time. If you’re a part of it, let your users know about this great title, and if you’re not a member yet, find more information about participating in Nebraska Overdrive Libraries!

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