I think this book is really good. I choose all the higlights beacuse, the teachers are great role models. There are alot of possotive messages. And it is a little bit educational. I also choose the one concern beacuse they do use the h... word and d... word.
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Beacon Street Girls: Worst Enemies/Best Friends
(2007, Fiction - Friendship, Written by Annie Bryant)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Different is OK -- a great message for tweens.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Beacon Street Girls: Worst Enemies/Best Friends
Parents need to know that this first book in the Beacon Street Girls series is about four very different middle school girls who are forced to learn more about one another and end up becoming the closest of friends. Issues related to diversity, learning differences, first crushes on boys, health and body changes, and awkward relationships with parents and siblings are all dealt with. Even though the plotline is a bit formulaic and the dialogue is unrealistic at times, the main message -- to live happily by accepting differences and working cooperatively with others -- is one that all parents will want their tween readers to glean.
Read our full review by Pam Gelman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the girls' varied backgrounds/interests and how they learn from one another. What does each girl bring to the club that's unique, and what is the common thread pulling them together? Parents can also point out how these girls don't have any socioeconomic stressors (no one has an after-school job or parents with financial hardships). What additional challenges do you think the girls would face in those circumstances?
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- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
Perfect for kids 9+
- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
really good for middle school girls; iffy for younger girls
What's good: It's a funny and entertaining read. The switches of viewpoint and voice between the four different girls, all interesting and likable, work surprisingly well, as do the variations in story format between straight narration, school reports, letters, chat room transcript, etc. The adults in the background of the story are positive and caring and involved. The girls' club rules are full of positive messages, though phrased in teen argot. If the girls' economic circumstances and friendship seems a little too good to be true -- well, I'm not going to complain about that. I imagine girls of just the right age and developmental stage will see themselves reflected in the characters. But some of that reflection, while a typical stage for girls to go through, is not exactly what I'd want a younger girl to start aspiring to ahead of time. So what's not so good as role models for younger girls: One girl is extremely image conscious: her first reaction to people is to do a complete fashion inventory report card. One girl, out of a desire to retain her friends, does two things she has been explicitly told not to do by her father, violating conditions of their home rental; once this is eventually discovered, she gets off pretty easily, without any real penalty. One girl takes an approach with a crush that is tooth-grating for me: she spends hours primping, then maneuvers and tricks a (clearly not interested) boy into a date. Please -- how about an honest, straightforward approach to liking a real boy, and then maybe having a date -- not this attempted manipulation of a crush-object garbage!?!? The shallowness feels true-to-age -- but makes it perhaps a horizon-limiting, rather than an inspiring, example for younger girls. I recommend for ages 11 or 12; iffy, depending upon maturity, for the younger "tween" girls of 8, 9, or 10.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
I loved this book!
I loved this book and would reccomend it to most people.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Awesome!
I got it today and was sold by page 7! I'm surprised I was able to put it down long enough to write this review! Great book for tweens.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
when i read a book i can find my own imagatian
i want to find some great books thats just for girls that good and a book that i would like to read over and over and OVER!!!!!!!!!!i want a book like that because it can tell you a lot of information that you need to know . in plus books like that has really very good advice that works to.those kinds of books are my favorite. books like that are american girl beaconstreetgirls and more.
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