In 2013, CPS tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale.
- Posted on March 4, 2026
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In 2013, CPS tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale.

Jarrett Dapier and A.J. Dungo’s “Wake Now in the Fire” recalls how high school students at Lane Tech College Prep immediately stood up against the ban on the book “Persepoli…