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A Book Riot "Best Graphic Novel" and
"Best Young Adult Book" of 2026
WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE
A Story of Censorship, Action, Love, and Hope
*National Bestseller*
"With a mix of fact and fiction WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE tells a deeply true and urgent story of student activism in the face of institutional censorship and cowardice. I was swept along with these smart, passionate teens and recognized my own fight in their story. Dapier and Dungo have put together a prescient narrative face to this book ban moment. Read this for a playbook on how to defend books, education, and free speech."
-Maia Kobabe
Author and illustrator of GENDER QUEER
“This thoughtful, personal, and deeply relevant account of book censorship and the power of collective action to fight against it will be acutely empowering for teens, many of whom are facing similar censorship fights in their own schools today.” —Booklist, starred review
“An inspiring, clear-eyed tribute to intellectual freedom and the impact of youth-led resistance.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
-NPR Best Book of 2021-
-Bookpage Best Picture Book of 2021-
-Junior Library Guild Gold Selection-
-2023 Illinois Reads Selection-
-Kirkus Starred Review-
-Finalist, Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writing-
-About Jarrett-
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