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Chapter 1

• The school year is beginning at George Mason High School.

• Mrs. Salters, the school librarian, has quit her job.

• The new school librarian is Deidre Fitzgerald , a tall, slender woman with a kind voice.

• The history teacher, Nora Baines, is introduced.

• Nora tells Deirdre about problems with assaults on books that occurred in the previous year.

• It is made clear that Mrs. Salter quit over the "resolution" of the complaints against the books.

Chapter 2

• There are outbursts from Kate in Nora's history class on the subjects of sexism and racism.

• Nora introduces the book "Democracy in America" to the class.

• Barney notes that those who are alone in their thinking are often treated like criminals.

• When asked about Mrs. Salter's departure, Nora tells the class that she was offered a better position elsewhere.

Chapter 3

• Gordon McLean tells a fellow student, Scott Berman, that he has filed a...

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