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RE: Reader's Advisory Question
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Reader's Advisory Question
1:36 PM EDT 7/9/09
Hello everyone,

I had a mother of an 11 year old boy in today looking for a book like "Are you there God, it's me Margaret" but for boys. She wants something where the boy is beginning to delve into puberty, but nothing too explicit. Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot,
Nicole at Portsmouth
RE: Reader's Advisory Question
4:15 PM EDT 7/13/09 as a reply to Nicole Carrubba.
Hi, Nicole,

I sorta remember Then Again, Maybe I Won't by the same author, Judy Blume as being the "boy version" of Margaret. I haven't read it since I was in the target audience, but there is one scene in which the main character starts exploring himself, which might be a problem for a parent in the area of being explicit. I think it was honest and tastefully done in the same way that Margaret carries through her experiences, though. It really would be a parent's call on whether it is considered appropriate.

Here is the descriptor from the catalog:
Unable to accept or explain his family's newly acquired wealth, his growing interest in sex, and a friend's shoplifting habit, a thirteen-year-old finds the pains in his stomach getting worse and worse.


HTH,
Aaron @ GVL
RE: Reader's Advisory Question
3:30 PM EDT 7/15/09 as a reply to Aaron Coutu.
Thank you!!

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