Book reviews are a great way for self-publishing authors to gain exposure. After all, how can someone buy your book if he or she doesn’t know it exists? Paired with other elements of your book promotion strategy, requesting reviews is a great way to get people talking about what you’ve written.
When we read good reviews, we definitely like to share them. It gives the author a few (permanent) moments of fame and allows us to let the community know about a great book. Here’s this week’s book review, courtesy of Midwest Book Review:
50 Things Your Kids Don’t Want to Tell You
by Shelly Campbell-Harley
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478773627
Critique:
50 Things Your Kids DON’T Want To Tell You is comprised of five chapters:
- Family Relationships
2. Personal Choices
3. School: The Stage
4. Legal: Crossing Lines
5. Sex: No Plan
After each chapter, author Shelly Campbell-Harley has a ‘Reflection Page’. This is where you may list your thoughts about what you’ve read. Here, you may use free thought, mind mapping, or whatever method you deem necessary to lead to possible truths.
There isn’t any commentary on the 50 Things and it’s supposed to be that way. The book was meant to help you to think critically (deeply, not negatively) about whether or not your offspring is struggling with some of the mentioned issues. If 50 Things brings you and young to a point where a nonjudgmental conversation can be broached, then, the book will have well-earned your bucks.
Perhaps, a resource section would have been good though.
Shelly Campbell-Harley is the author of over a dozen educational articles and has written several children’s books, as well as a book on leadership. She has a Master’s in education and has been teaching for over 20 years. When Shelly is not writing, teaching, or spending time with family and friends, she enjoys reading, crafting, and spending time outdoors.
[ reviewed by Ginae McDonald of Midwest Book Review ]
Here’s what some other reviewers are saying:
Shelly Campbell Harley understands the most important thing about getting your teen to open up and talk to you, the parent, about what’s going on with their lives. And that is listening. Not interrogating, but rather inviting your child to share with you, and responding in a way that allows for them to feel safe in their sharing. The key to get them to take you up on this invitation could be unlocked in this simple book. Forever grateful to Shelly Campbell Harley.
– Amazon Reviewer S. Brown
I loved this book. I back and bought multiple copies after reading it, and gave to family, friends and co-workers. This book really opens your eyes to the different situations that might be or could be going on in your own child’s life or possibly a friends child or a family member’s child. I am very happy with this purchase and recommend this book to everyone.
– Amazon Reviewer Amazon Customer
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