In Ban This Book the main character is a fourth grader named Amy Anne Ollinger who finds that her favorite book of all time has been banned at her elementary book because it “encourages kids to lie, cheat, and run away”. She is devastated when she discovers this and decides to challenge the school’s action. However, Amy Anne is shy and quiet and has rarely, if ever, stood up to authority. Can she find the courage to voice her opinion that banning books in her school’s library is wrong?