Review: Not for 7th graders IMO, but...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2012
In the interest of full disclosure, I was provided a review copy of this book by the author.First of all, This is a beautiful book. It is clearly something one would like to keep, if only for the beauty of the book itself.The introduction was charming and amusing. I enjoyed this more when I reminded myself that this was a sort of diary of a seventh grader from the fifties.Once I remembered that, I found many of the poems were amusing, some poignant, and others a wee bit unsettling. I am pretty sure thatI wouldn't hand it over to my seventh grade son, if I had one. My own sons are grown, and would be as amused as I was by the book.I would consider this a fun book for adults, especially those like myself who remember those days.Things certainly were differentin the fifties and sixties! It's a great conversation starter and an amusing read.