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What's In It?: The Concerned Parent's Guide to Young Adult Literature is a unique resource of nearly 300 reviews (and counting!) for anyone concerned about the entertainment being marketed to our teens today. If you find it helpful or if you have suggestions for ways to improve the guide, please take a moment to send me your comments.
On this website you will find no advertising, and you may peruse the reviews at no cost. This is a service I provide for the purpose of promoting transparency to parents of the spiritually dark and morally corrupt YA book industry. Because there are still wonderful books being written and teen readers who need literature that speaks to them, I seek to provide a way for concerned parents to help their teens find good books that speak to their generation.
If you would like a specific book reviewed, please contact me through my "Cheri's Corner" page. If you would like to help me in this venture, so that I can offer more reviews, please visit the "How You Can Help" page.
On this website you will find no advertising, and you may peruse the reviews at no cost. This is a service I provide for the purpose of promoting transparency to parents of the spiritually dark and morally corrupt YA book industry. Because there are still wonderful books being written and teen readers who need literature that speaks to them, I seek to provide a way for concerned parents to help their teens find good books that speak to their generation.
If you would like a specific book reviewed, please contact me through my "Cheri's Corner" page. If you would like to help me in this venture, so that I can offer more reviews, please visit the "How You Can Help" page.
How Books are Selected for Review
Although I can review only a tiny fraction of this huge market and can no longer review as many books as I used to, I try to read a wide variety of genres, except for religious literature (since they aren't generally concerning). I also try to choose a variety of books in terms of racial and cultural diversity, as well as books with both male and female protagonists. In the past couple of years, I have ventured more into middle-grade territory, as well, because many of these books are mature and complex enough to appeal to younger teens. Finally, due to their spiritual effect on me, I have recently become more careful to choose books that celebrate light and hope more than the darkness that has become so trendy in recent years.
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Why two review formats?As of June 2015, my review format has changed to an essay style. Though the new format will lack the precise detail of the old one, it helps streamline the review process significantly.
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YA GEM OF THE MOMENT:
Making Bombs for Hitler, by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
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