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Title: Frankly Dissapointed
Review: I thought this would be a book with humor and fun like you'd find in Boy's Life magazine. This book is so boring -- a collection of quotes that have only the most remote connection to scouting. My son's reaction: "A bunch of dumb sayings by a lot of dead guys I've never heard of!" No 11-year-old boy is EVER going to read this book! This is a book that is bought by well-meaning parents because they have this idealized view that somehow these "great words of wisdom" will make their son a better person. Sorry, but the real world isn't so simplistic! Kids today are into comic books, video games, music, and sports.My son and his friends would LOVE a book that makes scouting fun -- with jokes, games, and interesting stories! If you're going to do a book of quotes, which most readers in this age group find about as interesting as reading the phone book, at least get the quotes from contemporary figures who would be recognizable to the average elementary school kid!
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