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All About Vee

(2008, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by C. Purtill)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Well-intentioned read about a plus-sized actress.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Not an issue.
  • Sex :

    Vee kissed her boss, who later becomes her boyfriend. She also reads for an audition that she realizes is for a porn film.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Just a few like BMW and Coffee Bean.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About All About Vee

Parents need to know that this is pretty clean fare. Vee does kiss her boss, who later becomes her boyfriend. She also auditions with a very, er, hands-on director, who it turns out is making porn.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about Vee's experience as a plus-sized actress. What do you think about Hollywood's expectations of women actors -- and how do their skinny bodies impact the rest of us? What could we do to combat these unrealistic expectations? Vee walks out of one audition because she thinks the fat girl role is demeaning. Would you have had the nerve to do the same?
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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 3.0

    Disappointing.

    This was an OK read, but I had to push myself to finish reading it(NOT because of content issues, but because it wasn't to exciting). I thought it was going to better. It started of really slow and didn't pick up much. Veronica's character seemed stuck up throughout most of the book. It was also predictable at times, but had a good ending.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Anonymous
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    a must read

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