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I bought Meet Franklin Bean for my granddaughter, Charlotte and her friend Elinore. They had decided at age 8 to start a reader's book club but so far it is just the two of them. I still admire the spirit, don't you?

I read it and honestly was moved to find it was not just a children's book but one in which you can take lessons as an adult.

How many times do you read a story to kids where everything is absolutely perfect in their lives. I remember reading as a child and wondering why my life was different. There was good, of course, but not perfection, Leave it to Beaver style.

Meet Franklin Bean has a single mom, little money, and he is initally bullied by the kids in the new neighborhood.

Kids and Adults alike will remember it. Toss in a talking dog, a superhero mysteriously appearing when Franklin Bean isn't about and discussion of safety....and a hopefully a sequel soon as it leaves you wanting MORE :):)