I didn’t think much of it when my 13 year old daughter came home from school with a stack of new books she had purchased at her school’s book fair. Then the titles of the books caught my eye. Titles like “Crank” and “Burned” and “Impulse” put me on my heels real quick. Visions of books that glorified drug usage and self abuse filled me with fear for my child.

I took the books from my daughter, and gave each one a quick perusal. Then I looked them up on Amazon. It turned out that all the books she purchased were very anti drug use, anti self abuse. They presented the agonies of falling into the abyss of the drug world and other dismal activities that suck the joy out of life in language that will have quite an impact on teenage girls. For instance, after reading “Crank,” my daughter came to me said she was terrified of drugs. She never wanted to take even a Tylenol ever again.

Although I believe parents should take a look at these titles before they allow their children to read them, I do recommend them to parents who feel their teenage girl is at a stage where she would benefit from understanding the horrors of drug usage, and self abuse. If you do allow your child to read any of these books be prepared discuss to what your child has read, because they are likely to come to you with questions.

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