I was thinking about reading Juiced by jose Consaco is it apropriate for a 12 year old?
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I read the book and I would say it's appropriate. You just have to be careful with the interpretation of his words when you are young because he could easily be an influence. He says a lot of things that may amke steroids seem okay. He's real honest about his baseball life and he doesn't hold anything back. It's a pretty good book.
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I'm dyslexic too, and I know what you mean about wanting books that are easy to read.  I usually just read kids books even though I'm 19 and a freshman in college.  Actually, I mainly read whatever I have to read for school, but on the rare occasion that I do have time to read something else, I rarely finish anything that's not meant for kids.  I think the trick is just to find kids books that are complicated enough to still be interesting.\n\nI really like Harry Potter.  Those are more than 150 pages, but they're also the only book I can sit down and read like 12 hours a day and finish in 3 days.  \n\nThe Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card is also really good.  They're about a kid in the future who's taken to be trained as an elite soldier in to fight in space battles.  It's not as brutal as it sounds, though.  Most of the first books is mostly about his time at school, and all the battles that there are are very video-game-ish (actually, they basically are video games - you'll understand what I mean if you read it).\n\nIf you like science fiction, I really like Robert Heinlein's stuff.  His stuff isn't written for kids at all, but I've been able to read it since about 6th grade, which is really saying something, and I still enjoy it.  Most of his stuff is really short, too.  He has one really long book, which I still haven't been able to read, but that's the only one.\n\nI read a book called A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer a little while ago.  It's longer (over 450 pages), but it's written at about a 5th-6th grade reading level even though it's in no way a kids book.\n\nAnother great thing is books on tape.  CD's of recent stuff is sometimes really expensive, but if you go for classics that are out of copyright, you can get them even on iTunes for under $20.
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Violent?  Hardly.  There's no killing, beatings, malicious acts towards other people, etc...so I'm missing where you're seeing "violence."  Is it adventurous?  Definitely.  For a four year old, though...I could see how some of those adventurous moments might be a little too tense.  You could always just read the book to her.
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i read it when i was a lot younger, around 10. I think i liked it.
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Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones book series, has books that are geared for older readers.\n\nYou can't go wrong with the Ramona Series by Beverly Clearly.\n\nBoys may enjoy the Hardy Boys books\n\nTry the links below for suggestions.\n\nHappy Reading!
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Looks like an interesting series of books by Cate Tiernan.  Had to go to Borders to find it.\n\nFrom reading the excerpts it appears to be sort of a 'diary' of a young teen just coming into her own.  She has a lot of decisions to make and a big revelation to cope with.  I'm hoping the series does not get too 'dark', but hey, life has it's darkness sometimes. If you learn something to help you cope with this world, go for it. "an harm none"  So mote it be. \n\nI am surprised no one has even attempted to answer your question, I'm hoping there are readers out there and not everyone lives on the net!
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its called "smack" by melvin burgess its about these teenagers who run away young and get hooked on heroin and all that good stuff...i love those kinda of books also...anything you can reccomnd for me?
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The International Reading Association has a list of "hot books" for adolescent readers.  I bought a few for the shelf...they flew off!  www.ira.org
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The BBC website is vast and contains many pages that would interest a young boy. The content is reliable. There are plenty of links.\nMuch of the content is aimed directly at his age group and there are many interactive articles.\nYou will need to spend a fair amount of time alone on the site to explore it. You will probably get distracted!\nStart here:
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If you're weak minded and frail in spirit, DON'T read it.\n\nOtherwise, read it and enjoy!  It's a basic detective / mystery novel that makes use of the Holy Blood Holy Grail matter.  It's a work of fiction, but it might spark intrigue.
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It is if you are under the age of consent
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My two friends and I are both fourteen years old and we love books and are reading all the time, but I know that the vast majority of other kids our age have no interest in it at all and would rather be texting each other on their cells. I find it really sad when I find out people "hate" to read, because they're really missing out. \nAnd yeah, I do believe that our society needs to increase the need for literacy.
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What age?  Read Paulo Freire's _Pedagogy of the Oppressed_ or anything written by Peter McLaren or Henry Giroux.
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I read it a long time ago in junior high and I dont think I was old enough to really understand it. I should go to the library soon and re-read it, I think i'd enjoy it much more.
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There is some attempt at rhyming, but it isn't very well executed.  The "musical" feeling isn't passed on to the reader through any form of pacing or timing in the poem.  For a young person I would have to say this is a good attempt, but for anyone 16 and older - try again.
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Yes. http://Literotica.com .. IF you are over 18. Have fun.
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Well, seeing as how you are twelve years old, I would recommend you wait a few years.  Take matters "into your own hands" for now, if you know what I mean.