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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Online girl teen book club makes reading cool.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Makes reading fun!
  • Messages:

    There's a girl power feel to the site -- from the books and music they pick to feature to the bright, happy design. The site is all about "celebrating strong girls in books who've got the guts to dream."
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Readergirlz

Parents need to know that this engaging site connects girls who love to read with one another and with the authors of some of today's best young adult novels. It highlights a book each month (with strong female characters) with author interviews and book club questions and also offers guidelines for starting a book club. The content is directly tied to the featured books, so depending on their themes, weighty topics may pop up. There's a link to the site's myspace page, where users can interact with one another through online chatting. A bonus: there's no advertising.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about what makes for quality reading. Why do certain books touch us? Can we better understand a story when we hear from the author? What are the stories your daughter has to tell? Families may want to encourage daughters to start a face-to-face book club using the site's guidelines.
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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    Link alert!

    For all it's value as a useful tween/teen book club/recommendation source, this site includes an open link to MySpace. Families may have differing views about the wisdom of their kids participating in the exhibitionist/voyeuristic culture of today, but to actively promote this to tween girls seems a tad ... irresponsible for a site that's promoting intelligent, self-fulfilling activity to young women.

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    Kids ages: 12
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    book reading tweens

    this site is for girls who like to read but beware they advertise for MYSPACE

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

  4. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    What?Good idea

    This is mostly for girls that are just going in and are in middle school.You can be in high school this will realy help with the upcoming probles you'll face ahead.

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