Because of nuclear family concept with both the parents working, there is no body at home to teach the children 'Moral and Ethical' values. In past, these jobs were done by grand parents, who with loving and caring eyes ,used to monitor even most minor subtle changes in children and then with careful dialog, used to make them understand the difference between Good & Bad. These days, from the days of infancy, parents start yielding to all the demands of children, as a result of which, they never learn to Hear 'NO' to even unreasonable demands , making them more aggressive and independent. They decide everything on their own. The end result : More violence,More intolerance and more more bad habits. It's a vicious cycle, which we must understand and take some concrete steps as a society on the whole, to break it, otherwise anticipate Future to be tending from Bad to Worse. With due regards; Mehrotra
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The London Eye Mystery
(2008, Fiction - Mystery, Written by Siobhan Dowd)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Gripping mystery told by kid with Asperger's.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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About The London Eye Mystery
Parents need to know that the concerns are minor here: a mention of tongue kissing, some products, adults smoke and drink. Of more concern is that for the main character learning to lie to his parents is portrayed as a positive development.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the unnamed, presumably Asperger's, syndrome the main character has. What are its characteristics? Disadvantages? Difficulties? Are there also advantages? How do they balance out? What would it be like to see the world as Ted does?
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Improper Parenting....the root cause
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I cried in laughed
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THE EAGLE EYE
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Well-structured, effective mystery
Interesting story with an especially well-done mystery. The family interactions are believable, if not always admirable. In particular, the parents repeatedly are too upset to listen to the kids (whereas a police official does listen), and the kids in turn deceive the parents in order to continue their investigations. Consider discussing with younger readers why Ted (with what is presumably Asperger's) managing to tell his first-ever lies is treated in the story as positive progress for him. Note that: family members smoke and drink, several instances of British usage of "bloody" as a swear word (and one use of "God"), mention of "skiving" (= playing hooky/ditching school), one mention of the potential for kids to be kidnapped for "sex stuff". For ages 10+.
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