- Paperback: 52 pages
- Publisher: Booksurge Publishing (7 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439234884
- ISBN-13: 978-1439234884
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 0.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,236,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5 stars doesn't even get close for this book!!!
31 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
Bravo! Ms. Letzgus McGinnis has done what I had hoped she would after I read her first book by speaking directly to the children. This book presents young people with the invaluable lesson that the disease of addiction doesn't just hurt the person that is addicted; it hurts everyone around them. As a first grade teacher, mother of two young boys, and an animal lover, this story speaks to me from every angle of my life. PLEASE READ THIS WITH YOUR CHILDREN!!! Save their lives and help them save the lives of their friends whose parents don't take the time to educate them on the dangers of the disease of addiction.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Must read for elementary children!!
31 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
The Addiction Monster and the Square Cat is the first children's book by Letzgus McGinnis. It's geared toward children in the 5th grade and up and is told by the "sassy but lovable family cat."' It is a fictionalized version of the long struggle and ultimate death of the author's son from a multiple drug overdose. The story is heartwarming and explains about addiction to the younger set in terms that they can understand. The author even explains what "bingeing" and "alcoholism" is and she takes great pains to deliver a very sobering message to children without scaring them. She writes of other children too who had lofty goals and aspirations but never lived to realize them because drugs stole their future from them. This book should be required reading in all elementary schools because we have to teach them about drugs and addiction before they begin experimenting with same. I highly recommend this book, not only for the younger kids, but also for older kids and adults as well. It's the perfect book to read with your younger child also.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Finally! A book about addiction geared toward Tweens
27 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
This book is geared toward children ages 10 and up. Sadly, we need to reach our children at younger and younger ages, to try to get to them and educate them about drugs and addiction before they fall victim to what I call the Addiction Monster.
This book is easy to read and is a fictionalized version of the death of a wonderful young man and others who succumbed to the disease of addiction. The story is told with humor and pathos by the sassy but lovable family cat.
A must read for all ages and should be in schools as part of the curriculum. Read the book with your child and discuss drugs with them. Speak to them first before the Addiction Monster does. Remember - Be Smart - Don't Start!
This book is easy to read and is a fictionalized version of the death of a wonderful young man and others who succumbed to the disease of addiction. The story is told with humor and pathos by the sassy but lovable family cat.
A must read for all ages and should be in schools as part of the curriculum. Read the book with your child and discuss drugs with them. Speak to them first before the Addiction Monster does. Remember - Be Smart - Don't Start!
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