{"product_id":"9780316548137","title":"This Book Won't Burn","description":"\u003cp\u003e ★ “\u003cb\u003e[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After her dad abruptly abandons her family and her mom moves them a million miles from their Chicago home, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school, away from everything and everyone she knows and loves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reeling from being uprooted and deserted, Noor is certain the key to survival is to keep her head down and make it to graduation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But things aren’t so simple. At school, Noor discovers hundreds of books have been labeled “obscene” or “pornographic” and are being removed from the library in accordance with a new school board policy. Even worse, virtually all the banned books are by queer and BIPOC authors.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Noor can’t sit back and do nothing, because that goes against everything she believes in, but challenging the status quo just might put a target on her back. Can she effect change by speaking up? Or will small-town politics—and small-town love—be her downfall?  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samira Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2025-09-23","offer_id":46923111039231,"sku":"9780316548137","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1835ccd3-1f42-4300-beca-9b8d32d92d92.jpg?v=1749220595","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780316548137","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}