Cleverly written with engaging language and hilarious imagery. Surprises, shocks and thoroughly entertains.For children with a quirky sense of humour.
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Angela and Diabola
(2004, Fiction - Humor, Written by Lynne Banks)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
The humor is as wicked as the evil twin.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Angela and Diabola
Parents need to know that this is the blackest of black humor, and not for any child who will take it literally. For instance, 1-year-old Diabola strangles a cat and tosses it out the window, hitting her father on the head and knocking him into a flowerbed. If your kid will feel badly for the cat, this probably isn't the right book.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the nature of good and evil. Children who can see the humor and the allegory in the book could discuss the problems with perfection and what it really means for a human, the nature-nurture question, the nature of art, and more.
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