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What's In It?:  The Concerned Parent's Guide to Young Adult Literature is a unique resource 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.

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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 will allow reviewers to accelerate the review process and thus cover more books.

YA GEM OF THE MONTH:

Cheaper By the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr, and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
​Every so often I like to highlight one of the oldies-but-goodies.  As the new school year begins, lighten your load with this funny, autobiographical novel of a wonderfully zany family.

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