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Kids Are Americans Too

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While I do not often agree with Bill O'Reilly, I found this book to be a good quick read on the rights and responsibilities of young people in today's society. O'Reilly does a good job of explaining why rights are not absolute and how the Constitution applies to every day situations.

Tossed in for good measure are examples of issues that affect kids and he asks them to think about how they would bring the issue to a conclusion, forcing the reader to try to figure out a solution themselves. In addition, a side benefit is proving that there is no "right" answer to many of these problems.

Finally, a third theme of the book is negotiation and compromise. I think that may be the most important lesson of all. He tells kids, in very clear terms, that court is a last resort for disputes and it is much better to work with another party than to fight them.

I was impressed that he stayed away from ideology (for the most part) and kept the vast majority of the book to facts. When his opinion was injected, he was sure to label it as such, and in most instances explain that it was only his opinion...not necessarily the answer.

My one disappointment with the book was its short length and it's "under" writing to the youth he claims it is for. The writing is rather simplistic and, while he claims this is for "smarter" kids in middle and high school, I think it would be better suited for kids in upper elementary and middle school. As a test, I gave to book to my 16 year old daughter, who read about 30 pages, and then gave it back with a note attached telling me that she learned most of this in 3rd or 4th grade.

I recommend this book, but be careful about the age of the reader. Most teens (with a brain) over the age of 12 will be insulted by this book. If kept to the proper age range, however, this could be a good learning tool.

I thought the book was great, I wish I would have bought it sooner, before my kids started learning about rights in civics class 7th grade. The teacher didn't make it interesting or fun, I think this book would have made it easier "to get" and certainly more interesting because of how the book is written for kids. If your children are in a school that requires AR points this is an AR book if your school has the test:)

Kids Are Americans Too.I do reccommend this book for any young adult or a child in age of teenage years,,or above...i got it for my 12 yr. old granddaughter & after i convinced her to "SIT " still long enough to get a grasp on it.. she was really into it..lot's of the real "world " written in a way for them to understand & believe.. as it really is in real life..
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Rose & jerry

I gave it to my grad-daughter for a birthday present. It had a lot of information which she does not learn in school, and is not in the television. It is a great source of cohesive beliefs.She read it from cover to cover, as did her brother.

My girl will absolutely enjoy you book as much as I have enjoyed your previous works

Interesting, even inspiring, fun, funny, thoughtful. O'Reilly's experiences and view of the culture and changes in same during his lifetime (and mine) are insightful and encouraging.

This book provides a fairly simple and clear explaination of the constitution with examples of how it should work. It describes the history and the thinking behind the creation of the constitution and how it is applied to real life events. The real life cases are from situations that have occurred in schools which children can relate to. I believe this should be read by all kids around 7th grade and up.

Great book for Kids on being a Citizen. Non-political and great examples of where rights of each individual overlap. I bought 10 copies for the Boy Scouts to read while earning their Citizenship Merit Badges.

My 10 year old son absolutely loves politics because he hears my husband and I talk about it all the time. Since we are both on the same side we wanted to present our son with a fair and balanced introduction to the world of politics and power. This book does that. Mr. O'Reilly may ruffle feathers on his show but make no mistake, he loves his job. I could not have asked for a better explanation of rights and responsibilities of all Americans. My son feels like an active participant in the world of politics and now can substantiate his views.

It is amazing to me how so many people who hate and despise O'Reilly and anyone else like him have the time to write such long and careless reviews. I read the book and so has my 13 year old son and 16 year old niece. Although it may be a little simple at times for them, my niece especially enjoyed the book and said to me that it was one of the more eye opening pieces that she has ever read. To bring up phony accusations of O'Reilly, like the Harlem incident, which was totally taken out of context and a "Media Matters" concoction, where respectable men like Juan Williams are called "Happy Negroes" by other news orgs. is nothing short of despicable! The book is an excellent read, although a little simple for an intelligent adult at times, or maybe it is, but don't write a bad review on a book because you don't like O'Reilly. That in itself is childish!!