![]() The subject matter of this book is way beyond a 7 or 8 year olds mental development- please strongly reconsider if your child is this age. This book in a nutshell is everything I am trying to shield her from. ![]() Never again will we take a new recommendation without scanning through it first.shame on us. ![]() ![]() My 7 year old got this book because one of her friends has it and my daughter loves reading, she just reads through everything and we welcome any suggestions. I think the fact that the kids are rating this for a higher age than even the adults is telling. ![]()
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