"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"-- Provided by publisher.

Melvin discovers that the public library is the place where he can find just about anything--including three librarians who help in his quest for knowledge.

In a celebration of libraries and the dedicated people who staff them, the author argues that librarians are more important than ever, and discusses a new breed of visionary professionals who use the Web to link people and information.

Traces the remarkable story of a secret makeshift library in the Syrian town of Darayya, where visitors risked their lives to read throughout the devastating height of the Syrian Civil War.

While visiting the library, a girl who loves books pretends to be her favorite children's book characters.

"When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school's fifth grade curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--