Quick Update

I am going to read a different book than Scholastic Book of World Records 2009 for the Dewey Decimal Challenge, because it was just too boring to read straight through.

Drugs Explained (book review)

Drugs Explained, by Pierre Mezinski, is a nonfiction book written especially for preteens and teens about the harmful effects of drugs. Mezinski has written a very kid-friendly yet informative book on the dangers of drugs, both ones we see every day like tobacco and alcohol, and illegal drugs such as marijuana, heroin, and ecstacy. I thought it was a very useful, interesting book--easy to read, engaging, and filled with facts. It also had a little fictional story in it, called Emily's journal, about a girl and her encounters with peer pressure and drugs. I can imagine how many kids could relate to Emily, and this makes the book even more inviting.

I give this book a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

This book is for the Dewey Decimal Challenge. (362.29)

Another Challenge

I am also joining the Dewey Decimal Challenge. I can't wait to start this one, too! It sounds so fun! You just have to read one book from each category:

000 - Generalities
100 - Philosophy and Psychology
200 - Religion
300 - Social Sciences
400 - Language
500 - Natural Sciences + Math
600 - Technology
700 - The Arts
800 - Literature and Rhetoric
900 - Geography and History