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All the kids at Alpine Elementary School love the Fart Face book series, and Drita is their newest fan.
She and her fellow library helper, Josh, even start the Fart Face Fan Club. But when parents get a whiff of the books' "toilet talk," they wonder if the books are appropriate for their children. In response, the school decides to take the Fart Face books off the library shelves. Drita and Josh know this isn't fair, so they resolve to save their favorite series. Drita hatches a plan to prove that the Fart Face books offer more than just fart jokes—they encourage scientific learning and a love of reading.
She and her fellow library helper, Josh, even start the Fart Face Fan Club. But when parents get a whiff of the books' "toilet talk," they wonder if the books are appropriate for their children. In response, the school decides to take the Fart Face books off the library shelves. Drita and Josh know this isn't fair, so they resolve to save their favorite series. Drita hatches a plan to prove that the Fart Face books offer more than just fart jokes—they encourage scientific learning and a love of reading.
96 pages, Paperback
Published April 14, 2026
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May 27, 2026
This book does exactly what it’s meant to do - teach kids about book banning. So well done!
August 28, 2026
The authors here took something many librarians struggle with and created a fun story about it. I know folks who've had very similar conversations about Captain Underpants or other fun potty-humour children's books. The adults in this book provide great examples of how the children can exercise their own voices about the censorship of their school library. Allowing the kids to present their case before the same adults who want to make the decisions for them presents an amazing model that kids deserve to see. With the rise in young activists in the media, introducing them to the audience for an early chapter book is one heck of an introduction.
My only qualm is the general availability of the titles through other children - in the climax of the PTA meeting, almost every child had access to the books at home. There's mention of the holds list being detrimental at the public library so the kids are aware these avenues exist but it's still mentioned that most of the children in attendance have copies at home. It could've been a more powerful statement if kids did not have access to the Fart-Face titles at home. But the MC makes her points well - no matter how silly/challenging the title, kids are encouraged to read when they can read what they like and will grow on their own interacting with what they like.
My only qualm is the general availability of the titles through other children - in the climax of the PTA meeting, almost every child had access to the books at home. There's mention of the holds list being detrimental at the public library so the kids are aware these avenues exist but it's still mentioned that most of the children in attendance have copies at home. It could've been a more powerful statement if kids did not have access to the Fart-Face titles at home. But the MC makes her points well - no matter how silly/challenging the title, kids are encouraged to read when they can read what they like and will grow on their own interacting with what they like.
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