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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Merry pranksters or gruesome Goths? Your call.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 10–12

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Animal cruelty, lyrics in jukebox section iffy.
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Google ads.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About EdgarAndEllen

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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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Forgive me, I forgot to give it 5 stars...

    -sigh-I guess that's what I get for being new...

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    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?

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    FREH FROM THE GRILL IIIIII I EATY MEAT

    THATS THE MUSIC ON THE WEBSITE

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

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