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EdgarAndEllen
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Merry pranksters or gruesome Goths? Your call.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10–12
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of EdgarAndEllen was written by Jean Armour Polly
Parents need to know that Google ads adorn the site, and that there are links to online bookstores. Some fan fiction involves animal cruelty.
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What’s the Story?
Quaint misbehavin' evil twins Edgar and Ellen live in a 13-story mansion on the outskirts of the small picturesque town of Nod's Limbs. The terminally pale twins look like relatives of the Addams Family, and almost predictably, they have a furry little Cyclops as a pet. With their parents out of the picture on an extended vacation, the savvy 12-years-olds are free to live in their pajamas and dream up mischievous pranks they can play on each other as well as the rest of the townspeople. The Web site is a companion site to the Edgar and Ellen series of children's' books by Charles Ogden
Is It Any Good?
On the site, users can read news about the book series, see and submit fan artwork, and listen to a fan podcast. There are animated short cartoons featuring the twisted tweens, and kids can also write and submit their own fan fiction. Some of these are disturbing, featuring animal cruelty and other topics that should have been consigned to the bit bucket when submitted. Younger kids should avoid this whole section.
That said, the site offers one totally cool game. "Mansion Mayhem" is addictive, creative, and complex. Players can create their own 13-floor mansion complete with clever traps and tricks placed to foil would-be intruders.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Forgive me, I forgot to give it 5 stars...
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
XD I Love those AWESOME twins...
[SPOILER ALERT] On the back of every book it says 8-12 years of age. I agree, maybe it's not for kids too frail and weak minded, but this is perhaps the kind of thing to strengthen those types up! Kids should be enthralled and amazed by Edgar and Ellen. Personally those twins sometimes make me laugh so hard that my stomach starts hurting. But seriously, what's wrong with gruesome gothyness? I myself am a goth kid and I'm sure I was a goth kid when I was 8 and that's over half my life ago. So does it really matter? Kids need to open their minds to the dark and the light sides of the world. Edgar and Ellen are just a mix of the villains becoming heroes, and the seemingly "innocent" becoming the worst of villainous. Sure they play terrible pranks and you could hardly call them cheery, but below their gruesome exterior, those twins are full of genius and life and brimming unbound, and THAT is the sort of thing kids should pursue... Also, you must recall that Pet, the Polosoculous, or ithune, is of course a fictional but rare creature. It also happens to be one of the protectors of mankind, as it pursues to help the twins stop Stephanie. It's also pure of heart and it is very imaginative. Give the thing some credit will you?
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
FREH FROM THE GRILL IIIIII I EATY MEAT
THATS THE MUSIC ON THE WEBSITE
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