Cassandra asked this question about Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School #1):
What age-group is this directed to?
Jessica Schnake My daughter just came and asked me what bXXXX means (pg. 104). I looked at the context and the father is calling the mother a bxxxx?! The back of the …moreMy daughter just came and asked me what bXXXX means (pg. 104). I looked at the context and the father is calling the mother a bxxxx?! The back of the book says this book is good for all ages and yet a father putting down a child's mother in front of her AND cursing is NOT okay. You could have done this other ways. I would not let my elementary child read this. My middle school-er---only with having a conversation on how inappropriate the father is. Very disappointed with the rating and having this in a children's book.(less)
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