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 Social commentary
I find this book fascinating. And I find the reactions it gets in the reviews even more fascinating. This book is a social commentary on the life of high-school girls, their joys, their fears, their heart breaks, the parents, and the friendships that survive it all.
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br /The content is naughty at times, yes, and whether that reflects reality I cannot say. I found this book thanks to my visit to a family with a 12-year old daughter, a demographics I'm otherwise not exposed to, as child-less 30-something male.
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br /What's both surprising and a tad amusing to me, and, in my opinion, this is one of the hallmarks of this book, is that it provokes such strongly differing reactions between the two demographics that seem to read it. On the one hand, the teenaged readers who view it as a commentary of their own lives, finally a book in print that publicizes and expresses how they often must feel themselves, and that thereby validates these feelings, the dilemmas, the drama and the exhileration. On the other hand, the concerned parents who view the book as unwelcome agitation of their kids around topics such as sex and drugs that they'd rather keep them away from for some more time, and the fear that presumably underlies this anger that it'll make it harder still to "get through" to their kids.
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br /No longer a teenager, neither a parent, I have no judgment about either, but if I had to say something to either group, I'd say to the teenaged readers that while life does contain drama, sex and boys, and that all these feelings are valid, it is not all that life is really about, and what looks big and insurmountable now will make you smile and laugh about a decade from now; this is entertainment, just like life on TV isn't really like life in the real world. To the incensed parents who are fearful that this book will deter their kids from the righteous path I'd say that this book shows you one way how to get through to your girls, how the girlfriends support each other, empathize with each other and (some of the time) hold judgment.
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 A primer for promiscuity, foul language and piss poor gramar.
This book, apparently like all of the books in this series, is complete trash. Over my dead body will my kids ever speak or act this way. I am a liberal, long-haired academic and yet I am disgusted at the lifestyles that this book glorifies for young teens. I understand that drugs and sex often happen early, but glorifying them in any book, much less a book aimed at young girls is completely unacceptable. This book is trash. Do not let your kids buy it.
Horrible Read
This book is so poorly written even if it was appropriate for children to read they should not. This is a 4th grade reading level at best yet geared for 15 year olds?? Why is the writing so moronic maybe it has to do with the three main dumb girls and the poorly written plot? Don't waste your time or your brain cells on this one.
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br /Caution to parents this book is not appropriate for children, don't be fooled by the cover and low reading level.
 Excellent read, Stands on its own!
I read the 2 previous books in this series and was thrilled to have read the third book. It is a fun "new age" read. It is a great idea to have a book about the ups and down in high school be in a IM forum. I read this book in one sitting. I must mention this book can stand on its own. You do not have to read the previous books to understand and appreciate L8r, g8r.
Surprised by Sex in this book-not for preTeen or early Teen
I was shocked when my 12 year old showed me this book. I reviewed it and found several passages where the girls in the book are talking about sexual acts performed on boys. This is definitely not a book for young girls and I'm shocked that the author added this type of material to this book. I didn't find sexual acts in the first book, TTYL . . however, I'm going back to review it more closely.
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br /See page 157-158 for Bj references, 86 for F*ing references, page 82 for c**k references, and so on.
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br /I'm surprised that others are rating this book so high . . must be teen readers and not teen parents.
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br /Don't buy this book for your young children. I'm not certain what a good age is for letting your kids read about sexual acts . . .
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