I love this book. Actually, I think I love this book more than my kids. It is a story that I have been reading to my kids for years. If you don’t know the story it is a tale about a little boy who gets a little too cheeky with his Mom and gets sent to his room without dinner. What happens next is what every little kid imagines; sailing off into the sunset to a far off land where you are the boss.

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So I have a personal interest in Young Adult literature. I am doing a little bit of my own writing so I have been trying to do some extra reading in that area of the library/book store recently. So tonight I wanted to review a quick review of a YA book I just finished. SIDE EFFECTS by Amy Goldman Koss

 

Koss tells the story of an artistic 14-year-old girl whose life takes a very unexpected turn when she’s diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.When I first started to read this book I was worried that it would be sad and heavy but Koss brings are light,

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A new British Study is raising heckles among some working mothers.It suggest women who hire nannies may be buying trouble. Briitsh researcher Dr. Dennis Friedman says Mothers who have nannies care for young sons may be inadvertently raising adulterers. His book “The Unsolicited Gift” says it teaches young boys early on that there are multiple woman who can meet their needs and introduces them to the concept of the “other woman”.

Thoughts? Would love to hear what you all have to say.

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