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It’s puzzling what Dan Gutman had in mind when he decided to make the characters of this book 5th graders.The four kid protagonists are (spoiler alert) two boyfriend/girlfriend couples that go out on dates, hold hands and get “lovey dovey” with each other, as Gutman puts it. One pierces her navel and dyes her hair pink with her mother’s consent. They amble around town on their bikes with no supervision and their parents have no clue where they are. They even sneak out of their houses and take an unattended nighttime bike ride to the rim of the Grand Canyon. That kind of freedom might have been commonplace 20 years ago, but it’s just not realistic now. Really scary: While the four are hanging out at one child’s home without any parents around, a man who has been cyber-stalking the children comes to the door. They recognize him, and, even though they are terrified of him, open the door and speak with him. He proceeds to outline a proposed business deal with nary a mention of mom or dad.

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