The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World Written by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price Illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng New York: Rocky Pond Books, 2025. Informational. 226 pages. In a kid-friendly adaptation of his best-selling book, The Anxious Generation , Jonathan Haidt teams up with Catherine Price, author of How to Break Up With Your Phone , to bring the power of good information directly to the hands of those that this issue affects most directly — kids on the cusp of getting their own smartphones. The book presents information about the drawbacks of having a smartphone and social media too soon in clear and easy-to-understand language, with eye-catching graphics and pop-outs. Throughout the book, quotes from real teens and young adults, called screen "rebels" by the authors, emphasize the points the authors are trying to make. Fictional characters are featured throughout in a graphic novel story, which further emphasizes the po...
This Is Just to Say is a book of poems of apology and forgiveness. Mrs. Merz and her sixth grade class wrote these poems for a school project. They enjoyed the project so much that they decided to create and publish a book of their poems. The poems are heart felt and touching. The children accurately portray their true emotions and feelings as only a young child truly can. Each poem is written to a specific individual whom the child is apologizing to. Many of the recipients of the poems also write responses to their poem that as are equally touching. I am not normally a fan of poetry, but this book captivated me and reminded of feelings I also had as a child. It is an excellent, fast read!
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