Outside Beauty
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Is it age appropriate?
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 12. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Golddigger mom takes daughters along for the ride.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 12–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Outside Beauty
Parents need to know that the family at the center of this story is headed by a beautiful single mom who seduces men for her livelihood and tutors the girls "on everything except school." A sample motherly lesson: "Feel what you will in your heart, Shelby, but catch your men with your guile." The 13-year-old narrator understands that this is shallow, but she and her three sisters still idolize their mother. At barely 13, Shelby is put in charge of her 6-year-old sister. In their attempt to stay together as a family, the girls all run away from their fathers.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what the author means by the title, Outside Beauty. Does she mean outer beauty, or something more? Is Shelby's mom happy with her beauty? When Shelby insists she lives in an alternate universe where beauty isn't the most important thing, her mother replies, "Ain't no such universe." Who do you think is right? Where on TV and at the movies can you find examples of people who agree with Shelby's mom?
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