Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater review

Shiver

THE COLD.
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf- her wolf-watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.


THE HEAT.
Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves, And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace... until now.


THE SHIVER.
For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human- and Grace must fight to keep him- even if it means taking on the scars of the past the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.

Debuted at #9 on the New York Times best seller list! It has stayed that way for 28 weeks so far. Obviously, there are a lot of teens reading this novel. I wouldn't say that this book is extreme, the language doesn't cross the line in my opinion, nor does the violence. There are several inappropriate moments that keep my children from reading this book though. You can read my full review. There have also been talks about a movie in the works.

-Shiver was picked as an ALA 2010 best pick for young adults.

-Shiver was picked as an ALA/YALSA 2010 Quick Pick for reluctant readers.

-Shiver was selected as one of Publishers Weekly best books of 2009 and is also one of Amazons top ten books for teens.

-Shiver was selected as a Borders' Original Voices Pick and as a Junior Library Guild Selection.

Well, we can see everyone else loves this book. I, however, just didn't see the brilliance.  I felt like after all the kissing and staring into each others eyes, Grace and Sam didn't have much time for anything else. But, like I said in my full review, I will give Maggie Stiefvater another chance by reading the sequel.

Parents need to know that this book contains some language, and pretty serious sexual content.  For the full review, check out Parental Book Reviews.

~Amy

Meet The Gallagher Girls (review)

In preparation for the fourth book in the Gallagher Girls Series, Only the Good Spy Young , I thought I'd introduce or recommend the first three. These books are clever, clean, and just plain fun! Start with I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd have to Kill You, and go from there.

The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school, that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE, the latest in chemical warfare in science; and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. So in truth, Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses,but it's really a school for spies. Cammie Morgan is a second generation Gallagher Girl, and by her sophomore year she's already fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti).But the one thing the Gallagher Academy hasn't prepared her for is what to do when she falls for an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without his ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a regular boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, she's beginning her most dangerous mission. She's falling in love.


Cammie is an absolutely fabulous Main Character! I love her! She's smart, fun, sweet, and a fantastic friend! And, come on, you all know you wish that you could be a spy. With all its fascinating characters, super-high-tech gadgets, and of course a developing romance, I'd Tell You I Love You is a book not to miss! If you're looking for a fun, fabulous, clean read, this is it!

Parents should know that the main character has a relationship with a boy, and they kiss. Cammie and her friends are spies in training, so they use their spy skill to sneak out and spy on Cammie's crush. For the complete content review, check out I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You on Parental Book Reviews.

The Cupcake Queen review

The Cupcake Queen

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Kit picked up this book for me to read because she wants the OK from me that it's a clean book, and I'm so glad I get to pass it on.  It was a quick read, only 2 semi-committed days, but a good one!  I loved Scrambled Eggs at Midnight, and Dream Factory, so I wasn't surprised that I enjoyed this book, too.

The Cupcake Queen is narrated by a girl named Penny Lane (Beatles reference).  How strange is it that I've read two books with a main character named Penny Lane in the last month (The Lonely Hearts Club)?  Penny is an almost fourteen-year-old who has just moved from the big city (Manhattan) to the tiny town of Hog's Hollow, following her parents separation.  As if things aren't hard enough already, Penny finds herself immediately hated and bullied by the popular girl in school, for reasons she doesn't even know, and practically ignored by her mother who doesn't know how to tell Penny that the separation is moving toward divorce.  As Penny tries to figure out life in this strange town (that actually crowns a "Hog Queen" ever year) she finds herself meeting new friends, and a cute boy, who help her to overcome her problems, and help her look past herself at the problems of those she loves.  Ultimately Penny has to make a choice:  does she stay in Hog's Hollow with her mom and her new friends, or does she return to NYC and the life she knew and loved.  

Parents need to know that this was a very clean book!  The only issues are the bullying of Penny, Penny's parents divorce, and a blossoming relationship with a boy (clean).  For the full content review,  check out Parental Book Reviews.

Eighth Grade Bites review

Eighth Grade Bites (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Book 1)

Vlad has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the pressures of middle school.Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod really hates junior high. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he faces a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer.

I really liked this book. I don't know if I would have normally read it because Vlad is 

kind of young, but there are more books in this series and with each one, he gets a year older. I'm looking forward to the next books! Oh yeah, and it's a shorter, easier read.


Parents need to know that there is a lot of blood in this story, although most of it comes from a blood bank. Three people are killed, but it's not detailed. For full content review check out Parental Book Reviews.


~Kit

The Host by Stephanie Meyer review

*Update!!  The Host is coming to paperback April 13th!


It is available for pre-order now in paperback, and the new version comes with some exciting additions:

New, never-before-published “bonus chapter”
An interview with Stephenie
Discussion topics and questions
Stephenie’s annotated playlist

According to The Host Fan, the extra chapter "is something Stephenie wrote when she was working with the film producers – it was a scene that Stephenie always had in her head, but it couldn’t appear in the book because her narrator was unconscious at the time. The 'omitted' chapter would, chronology-wise, fall in between Chapter 58 and 59 of The Host."

The site notes that this is the period of transition for Wanda between Melanie's body and Pet's.

This book was amazing! A very inventive, thoughtful, clever, and powerful read. At first, I was not expecting much. The first few chapters were a little slow, and I'm so glad I was patient. Before I knew it, I was serving sandwich's for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My husband even came to me with this sad look in his eyes, asking me if this was how life was going to be from now on. There needs to be a balance in your life, he says. I told him I would try and find that balance. I hope to honor my word.

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.

When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelmimg emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Wanderer probes Melanie's thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

One of the most compelling writers of our time, Stephanie Meyer brings us a riveting and unforgettable novel about the persistence love and the very essence of what it means to be human.

I loved this book. I didn't get much sleep. I admit that I haven't read the Twilight series and I know, I've been told that they are excellent. Stephanie Meyer has a way telling the story she is writing in such a phenomenal way that you catch yourself holding your breath at times. I will definitely read her other novels, she writes with such passion and excitement. Not to mention the imagination!

Parents:  This novel was actually written for adults, but with the Twilight craze that's out there, they will probably want to read this too.  What's strange is that this book is much milder than the Twilight Series.  To get the full content review, check out Parental Book Reviews.

~Amy

Specials by Scott Westerfeld review

Specials
This is the third book in the Uglies Trilogy.  If you haven't Read Uglies and Pretties, go read them now.  The following will be a spoiler for those two books. For my review on Uglies, click here.


"Special Circumstances":  
The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her
days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor - frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary. And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid. The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tall can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she's programed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.

I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed all three of these books.  They have been thrilling, thought-provoking, imaginative,  and sometimes aggravating, with a little love triangle thrown in for good measure.  In short, The Uglies Trilogy has been all of the things I love in a book.  That being said, the last book in the series, Specials, was my least favorite.  Tally, once again, finds herself captured and rewired with new "surge" (surgery) to boot.  And this time it takes her longer than ever to figure out what has happened to her.  I feel like this book takes the same pattern as the other two books, which was somewhat exhausting to me.  After struggling with Tally as she tries undo the brainwashing that has been done to her time and time again, I found myself saying, just give up!  And the ending didn't quite make me feel like the journey was totally worth it.  I definitely could have done with a little more romance :).  I don't want you to think that I didn't like this book, I really, really did.  I'm just thinking maybe you shouldn't read them back to back.  Take some time to breath in-between.  

Parents!  This book is pretty clean, but it does talk about Cutting.  To read the full content review, check out Parental Book Reviews.

~Andria

Meet Janeth

I am a mother and grandmother who has had a love of reading all my life. This is illustrated by my mother telling me to "put that book down and go outside" when I was growing up. I was raised on a farm in the middle of central Illinois and my window to the world beyond was books. My tendency is to find an author I like and read everything they've written. It has been interesting to look at books with teens/young adults in mind.

I am married to my high school sweetheart and live near St. Louis, Mo. We have 2 grown children and 3 growing grandchildren.

Janeth recently re-read Little Women, a one of her favorites from childhood.  Here's what she had to say about it now.

The story follows the lives of 4 sisters as they grow up in New England.  The story begins during the Civil War and tells of the hardships and joys the girls experience in their everyday lives.  The book covers a period of about 14 years so the characters grow from childhood to grown women with husbands and children of their own.

I read this book as a young person and fell in love with the Little Women. I wanted to be one of these sisters. The girls in this book feel like real people with strengths and weaknesses, joys and sorrows, likes and dislikes. Having just read the book again, I still loved it. However, it is written in a very old style and the author has a clear point of view that she tries to get across. A lot is said about being "good" in the way they live. There are clear cut roles for wives and husbands. I'm not sure how relevant young women of today would find it. 

~Janeth

For full content review click here

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen review

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

In alternating chapters, Bryce and Juli tell the story of their relationship, beginning in second grade when Bryce moves in across the street from Juli. Juli instantly develops a crush on Bryce who doesn't reciprocate, and throughout elementary school he tries to avoid her persistant and unwelcome attentions. In middle school, however, they both begin to notice Bryce's substantial character flaws. Just as Bryce begins to try to change, and to notice Juli's good points, her ardor starts to cool. Meanwhile, their families, and their perceptions of their worlds, also undergo dramatic changes.

I thought this book was really cute. It's about Juli, who has had a crush on a boy that she has lived across the street from since 2nd grade named Bryce. She's completely in love with this boy, but then, in 8th grade, just as he's beginning to notice how great Juli is, she realizes that the "sum of his parts are way less than his whole". She starts to think that there's nothing more to him than his brilliant blue eyes.

I would definitely recommend reading Flipped. It was very cute and kept me engaged. Flipped could be a book for tweens and young teens as well, as it is about 13 year olds and is a clean read.

~Kit

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld review

First of all, if you haven't read Uglies don't read any further because this will be a spoiler!
Pretties

Go read Uglies NOW!

Tally's transformation to perfect and popular including her totally hot boyfriend is everything she always wanted. But beneath the fun and freedom something is wrong and now Tally has to fight for her life because what she knows has put her in danger with the authorities.

Tally Youngblood is no longer Ugly, she is now Pretty and she is getting ready to join the Crims, one of the coolest cliques in New Pretty Town. Tally is finally at the party she’s been anxiously awaiting, the one at which the Crims will decide whether or not she can join, when some of the Smokies show up with a secret about the past she can no longer remember. Tally and her new boyfriend Zane fight to stay bubbly and not let themselves give into the lesions that make them pretty-minded, but it isn’t easy when the city and Zane’s own body are against them.

     If all of this sounds like mindless jargon, just TRUST ME, it works in this book! I loved this book! I find the entire storyline completely fascinating. It's so interesting to think about what might happen if we were to take any belief system to the extreme. This book does that, not only with our idea of beauty, but also with environmental issues. What would it be like if we became so "green" that we forgot that we are a part of nature and this world? What about being so afraid of war that we make people unable to fight, or have strong opinions? Pretties shows us that extremes in any direction is dangerous. There are so many concepts that can be pondered that it would be easy to forget to tell you how exciting this book is! Just like the first book in this series, Uglies, I was completely hooked. There is so much adrenaline pack into these pages that I could hardly put it down. I think I may have even liked this book more because Tally was much more confident, and less self-absorbed in Pretties. Tally finds herself questioning all the things she's been told about looks, the environment, and the people who lived before her. I love that she didn't waste time worrying about things she couldn't do anything about, but did all in her power to change the things she could. The one downside is that, once again, the book ends with a major cliffhanger. Good thing Specials is already out!

Parental Advisory!  This book has a little more questionable content in it than the first.  Check out the full content review here.

~Andye

About Reading Teen

The purpose of this blog is to provide a place where teens, parents of teens, and people who just love YA books can find reviews on books, find suggestions on what to read (and maybe what not to read), and discuss what they thought about the books.  We will talk some about book content, but for the most part, we'll leave the detailed content on the website.  Our goal is to help teens find fantastic books that haven't gone off the deep end (content-wise), and help steer them away from books that might be inappropriate for their age.  Also, we hope to inform parents about the books that teens are reading, and get feedback from them about the reasons behind the choices they are making for their family.  Sometimes we might even pose questions about book ratings, authors' intentions and other things that are on our minds.  We hope you find this blog helpful, informational, and most of all enjoyable!

If you have read a book that's not on the website we would LOVE to have your review!  Just write down the questionable content and email it to us at parentalbookreviews@gmail.com!  Thanks!

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More Books for the Boys

Thanks to Amy's son, Austin (12), we have a BUNCH of great books for young teen guys.  He has helped us add 8 books to the "Guys, you might like these" page.  Here are some of the newest books.




The Dangerous Books for Boys by Gonn and Hal Iggulden
Intended audience: 8 to 108  
Equal parts droll and gorgeous nostalgia book and heartfelt plea for a renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men, Conn and Hal Iggulden's The Dangerous Book for Boys became a mammoth bestseller in the United Kingdom in 2006. Adapted, in moderation, for American customs in this edition (cricket is gone, rugby remains; conkers are out, Navajo Code Talkers in), The Dangerous Book is a guide book for dads as well as their sons, as a reminder of lore and technique that have not yet been completely lost to the digital age. Recall the adventures of Scott of the Antarctic and the Battle of the Somme, relearn how to palm a coin, tan a skin, and, most charmingly, wrap a package in brown paper and string. The book's ambitions are both modest and winningly optimistic: you get the sense that by learning how to place a splint or write in invisible ink, a boy might be prepared for anything, even girls (which warrant a small but wise chapter of their own).


Austin's Review:  "This is a book of ideas! Every fact and plan described in this book has an idea in its root. Always look for the idea behind the plan; because ideas are the most fun part of life."

 - Terry Reale, one of the coolest grandfathers of all time.  Rating: 9 out of 10. For full content review, click here.

The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson
Intended Audience: 12 - 15
Age of Main Character: 14


When his family moves to Colorado to care for his ailing grandfather, Aidan thinks his life is ruined until he discovers three ancient scrolls in the man's basement. They tell of a world where the knights of Alleble fight to keep the warriors of Paragory from gaining dominion over the Realm. When Aidan reads the last line of the scrolls, Believe and enter, he is swept into this strange land. His role there is to become the 12th knight of the King's Elder Guard. Their mission is to travel to the kingdom of Mithegard and convince its sovereign not to sign a treaty with Paragory. Aidan discovers that the people in the Realm, called Glimpses, have doubles that exist in his world. A map of the Realm is provided, as is a character guide with pronunciation key. The concept in this first of a projected trilogy is intriguing and the plot moves along at a steady pace. Some characters lack development, but several of them are engaging, especially the swordmaiden Gwenne and an underground serpentine creature named Falon.


Austin's Review: This was a great book from a Christian author. Awesome story, great imagination, it was a fun read.  Rating:  7 out of 10.  For full content review, click here.

Guys Write for Guys Read by Jon Scieszka

Age intended: 12 and up   
Age of main Character: varies
Scieszka has put together a diverse and fast-paced anthology of scribblings and stories that deserves a permanent place in any collection serving middle graders. The book features brief contributions from scores of heavyweight authors and illustrators like Walter Dean Myers, Dan Gutman, Chris Crutcher, Avi, Brian Jacques, Dav Pilkey, Stephen King, Daniel Pinkwater, Jerry Spinelli, Will Hobbs, Chris Van Allsburg, Laurence Yep, and frequent collaborator Lane Smith. If there's one overarching theme here, it's the simple but important message: "read what you like, when you like, whatever that happens to be." Several other themes reappear in multiple selections. Among them are the importance of fathers, what it is to become a "real" man, how childhood reading predicted and shaped an author's future, adventures and misadventures in sports, why it's okay to be a "guy's guy," and, conversely, never being a "guy's guy" and finding out that that's okay, too. Boys who are constantly doodling–even when they're not supposed to–will be particularly inspired by contributions from successful illustrators like Tony DiTerlizzi, Timothy Basil Ering, and Brett Helquist, who've dug up their old, shaky drawings from parents' attics to show boys just what they were creating when they were kids. While the anthology arguably contains not one single masterpiece, there's something undeniably grand about this collective celebration of the intellectual life of the common boy.

Austin's Review: This was a truly great book. Great Authors. Great Writing. Great.This book was funny, clever, educational, and just a clever guy book. Next to the Dangerous Book for Boys, this is my favorite book that is just for guys, about guys, and tells you how to be a better guy.  Rating:  7.5 out of 10.  For full content review, click here.

Thanks Austin!  Keep up the great work!

Ratings on books?

'Betwixt'- Crossing the line???

Every time I pick up a book to read, coffee or a glass of red wine in hand, I get excited about what's gonna happen. I'm wanting romance, some intense action, throw in a little sci-fi and I'm good. Don't bother me. I even have a bad habit agreeing to things my children ask for, just to make them go away. Boy, do I pay for that later.

My intention was just to let Andye handle the blog while I just read and wrote book reviews. Well, I can't just sit around and stay quiet after reading 'Betwixt'. It was rough. I had just read three chapters and noted seventeen f*** words. I was appalled. I'm not saying I don't expect some books to sound like a Quentin Tarantino movie, and sometimes I might enjoy that, but not when I get it out of the teen section of the library.

Before Andye had the brilliant idea to start a book review for the concerned parent, I would have just let my teenage daughter read a book that she had chosen from the teen section at the library with no problem. My ignorance told me that there is reason that the book was in that section at the library, it must be okay. Minor language, minor violence, some kissing and caressing, it all looked harmless enough.

I trust my children, that when they read a book, that they will make the right decision about whether to continue or not based on it's content. Or should I? Maybe then it will be to late. One line could do it. Boom, innocence lost forever. Or, am I going overboard? Well, no longer will I put my children's innocence on the line for my lack of concern for what they are reading. No longer will I assume that the author or librarian has my child's interest at heart. Some of the - your child needs to experience everything because their going through puberty - authors of this world have no remorse when it comes to filling our children's head with garbage. Whether it's sex, drugs or even a political point of view, that you may or may not agree with. The author will, intentionally or unintentionally, mold our children to become like every other child in America. That is not what I want. Why even write a book if not to try and encourage your readers to see, think and even believe the way you do. My problem is that the authors who are guilty of crossing the line, are gearing very adult topics toward our teens and think not only it's okay, they know that they could get away with just about anything. Who is going to stop them? Is it art? The right to express yourself?

After reading a few chapters of 'Betwixt', of course the language was just ridiculous and the teens could only think about sex, their drug dealer and the next keg party. The contents of this book really made me angry. Very angry. If I found it in the adult section, I would have been fine, maybe even given it a chance. Any of my children could have walked in the library, chosen this fantasy out of the teen section with the big butterfly on the front, thinking it looks like a fun read. The sweet, elderly librarian would help them check out the book, not a care in the world. I feel like running and screaming through the library to annoy the staff, that would be my initial reaction. Then I think who's to blame? Is it the one who selects the books that go into our library? The authors? Maybe, even the publicist? The ultimate responsibility lies with us, the parents. Who in the heck has time to read all these books before our children can enjoy them? Not me, I have five. With different taste.

I am not understanding why. If we can put a parental advisory tag on music, a board that puts ratings on the movies we watch, and get serious about the games our kids play, than why can we not put something on the books we read? I personally do not want to get rid of any books or burn them as some crazy activist group would do. Every book has it's place in the library or at the book store. This is America, and if someone wants to read a book that will rot your brain or an evil ( sell your soul to the devil) book, than that's their business. I would like to make it priority, that someone takes this issue very serious. We need ratings, parental advisory tags for the teen/children's books. The author's need some kind of accountability, so that when they fill our children's heads with their ideas, they have to answer to someone for the line that they cross.

~Amy

For the full review click here

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld review

Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

I thought this book was fantastic! Even though the climax is somewhat predictable, I love the idea of this book. The entire book is based on our willingness as a society to follow along with what we're told, because that's just the way we do things. Also, our obsession with being beautiful, achieving perfection, and having all that we think we deserve in life. When I was reading this, I kept thinking of The Hunger Games, which I LOVE. Whether it was the futuristic setting, with the hovercrafts and overdone plastic surgery, or the new world built out of the world that we destroyed, or the big, bad new regime that has taken over, Uglies is a fascinating story. I'm just glad that the other books in the series are out because the end of this book is a MAJOR cliffhanger!
Do not conform to the patterns of this world, ask questions, know why you do what you do and believe what you believe.

~Andye

You may want to know:  The main characters kiss, and there is some minor language.  Check out the content review here

New Blog on the Block

The purpose of this blog is to provide a place where teens, parents of teens, and people who just love YA books can find reviews on books, find suggestions on what to read (and maybe what not to read), and discuss what they thought about the books.  We will talk some about book content, but for the most part, we'll leave the detailed content on the website, http://www.parentalbookreviews.com/.  Our goal is to help teens find fantastic books, especially books that are "Clean Reads".  Also, we hope to inform parents about the books that teens are reading, and get feedback from them about the reasons behind the book choices they are making for their family.  Sometimes we might even pose questions about book ratings, difficult issues, and other things that are on our minds.  We hope you find this blog helpful, informational, and most of all enjoyable!

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