8 Things I Learned from UNBECOMING by Jenny Downham

Daughter: Do you sometimes feel like your mom doesn’t understand you? Mother: Are you curious, worried, afraid (all of the above) of what goes through your daughter’s head? Do you wish she would open up more or at the very least update you on her life? Grandma: Have you ever tried telling your daughter or your granddaughter to just listen to one another? Solution: READ THIS BOOK When I was growing up, I was the master at begging, pleading, and bargaining my way […]

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The Classy Crooks Club by Alison Cherry

The moral of this story is loyalty to friends trump social ethics. Kids are already highly impressionable and for a middle-grade book to impart this kind of message, well that doesn’t sit right with me. To make matters worse, the main character’s morals digress toward the end of the novel. For instance, in the middle of the book, AJ stands up to the ladies and her Grandma Jo letting them know that their actions are considered stealing. However, by the end of the […]

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