num_pages: 176
description: Who would have believed that The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn could cause the worst crisis in the history of George Mason High School? Certainly not Barney Roth, editor of the school paper. But when a small but vocal group of students and parents decide that the book is racist, sexist, and immoral—and should be removed from reading lists and the school library—Barney takes matters into his own hands. When the Huck Finn issue comes up for a hearing, Barney decides to print his story about previous censorship efforts at school. He's sure that investigative reporting and publicity can help the cause. But is he too late to turn the tide of censorship?
language: English
title: The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
titlecomplete: The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
genres: Fiction, Books About Books, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 480
publisher: Laurel Leaf