ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE BOOK! It's got a great story line and a great set up too. It keeps the kids begging for more because Creech switches from topic to topic between chapters. So like Chapter 3 is about family and Chapter 4 is about the play and Chapter 5 is about Leo's dad. She never talks about one thing constantly. The only problem is that there are some parts that younger children might feel uncomfortable reading... like the "life book" part where some kids learn how and when they will die. Also, there is one mention of "gay".
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Replay
(2005, Fiction - Family Life, Written by Sharon Creech)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Leo learns family secrets while rehearsing a play.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Replay
Parents need to know that there is little objectionable here, and much of real value -- it's a book that can cause children to look at those around them with new vision and empathy.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the book's overall theme and the way the author develops the story. How is the overall theme -- examining the ways in which people become who they are -- carried throughout the story as well as the play in which the characters perform? How do the characters learn to think about the backstory?
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- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
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- Educational
- Good role models
Encore, Bravo, Replay!
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