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Tear This Down

ISBN-10: 1665917687
ISBN-13: 9781665917681
Author: Dee, Barbara
Interest Level: 4-8
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: January 2026

Copyright: 2025

Page Count: 320

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Interest Level

Grades 4-8

Reading Level

Guided Reading: W
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.6
Accelerated Reader Points: 7.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General (see also headings under Family)

JUVENILE FICTION / Politics & Government

Description
From Barbara Dee, the critically acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You, comes a middle grade novel about a girl who makes the choice to speak out against a problematic historical hometown figure no matter the cost-perfect for readers of Dress Coded. For as long as Freya can remember, she has loved living in her cozy hometown of Wellstone. Not only is the town itself named for local and historical hero Benjamin Wellstone but everything in it: schools, beaches, and stores. There's even a giant statue of him to remind everyone of the good things he did. But while doing research for a big school project, Freya discovers that Benjamin isn't the big hero everyone has been taught to believe. He had some redeeming qualities, but he also held incredibly problematic views towards women, believing they shouldn't have the right to vote-or even to exist outside of the home. Disappointed by her revelation, Freya wonders if she could figure out a way to not only show what the hometown hero was really like but replace his statue with one of an
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