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What They Found: Love on 145th Street

(2007, Fiction - Short Stories, Written by Walter Myers)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Powerful short stories of love in the inner city.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–16

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Muslims are referred to as "rag heads," which is compared to the N word.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Mentions of child abuse, fighting, gang initiation, a knife fight, and a stabbing in the eye; several people have or seek guns; a beating with a pool cue; IEDs and snipers in Afghanistan; a young man is killed in battle.
  • Sex:

    References to making love, homosexuality, a naked girl tries (unsuccessfully) to seduce a boy, teen pregnancy, a teen has sex with an adult (not described).
  • Language:

    One use of "p---y" to mean a weakling.
  • Consumerism:

    One mention of Armani.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    References to drugs and drug abuse including crack and marijuana; teens are stoned and addicted. Some cigarette smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About What They Found: Love on 145th Street

Parents need to know that these are stories about life in the inner city and in Afghanistan. There is plenty of violence, sex, and drugs, though nothing is described, just referred to.

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  • Families who read this book could discuss how people in hard times and with difficult lives still manage to find the good in life. What are their inner resources? What personal strengths or characteristics are necessary to persevere in tough situations? Does everyone have them? How do you get them?

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