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balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
I think I would have more of an opinion about this book if I had children. As it is, i think it's a really good jumping off point for parents who are interested in starting a book group for middle grades/teens. Dodson has plenty of good ideas and many, many different books are named throughout as recommended by parents, educators, and writers. Dodson has 15 titles listed in the back with examples of activities and questions.
What I don't like about this book is the layout. There are little testimonials, thoughts, recommendations, and ideas scattered about in between the main "narrative" of a chapter, sometimes interrupting a sentence that you don't find again for a few pages. Although these are all in different typefaces (presumably so you can tell them apart) it was really disorienting trying to finish out a thought and then going back to read the tidbit. Should have been taken care of in the editing phase because there's nothing wrong with the content, just the arrangement.
What I don't like about this book is the layout. There are little testimonials, thoughts, recommendations, and ideas scattered about in between the main "narrative" of a chapter, sometimes interrupting a sentence that you don't find again for a few pages. Although these are all in different typefaces (presumably so you can tell them apart) it was really disorienting trying to finish out a thought and then going back to read the tidbit. Should have been taken care of in the editing phase because there's nothing wrong with the content, just the arrangement.
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