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Common Sense is committed to supporting children as they navigate the media and technology landscape. We equip parents, educators, and decision-makers with impartial information, reliable guidance, and innovative resources to help turn media and technology into a beneficial influence in the lives of children. In today's world, media and technology play a crucial role, especially for young people. On average, children spend over 50 hours a week in front of screens. The media they engage with, whether by consuming or creating, significantly affects their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. Understanding how to effectively and responsibly use media and technology is a vital skill for success in the 21st century. However, parents, teachers, and policymakers often find it challenging to keep pace with the fast-evolving digital environment that shapes children's learning experiences. Now more than ever, they require a reliable resource to guide them through a world where change is a constant factor.

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Truly Devious, Book 1 Book Review

5 days ago | commonsensemedia.org | Maureen Johnson |Carrie R. Wheadon

age 14+ Clever murder mystery at truly hip, mature boarding school. Parents need to know that Truly Devious is the first book in a trilogy by the author of the Shades of London series. The story takes place at a school for gifted students in Vermont where a kidnapping and murder happened in the 1930s. In the present, a student is also found dead.
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) Book Review

1 week ago | commonsensemedia.org | Corey Tabor |Susan Faust

age 4+ An unlikely hero saves Earth and friendship in amusing tale. Parents need to know that two seemingly unrelated storylines converge in Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor, a Caldecott Honor winner and a three-time Geisel Award Medalist. As this picture book opens, Crow sits on a telephone wire, rebuffing playful overtures from four animal friends and prompting Cat to warn Crow about loneliness.
An Immense World: Young Readers Edition: How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets Book Review

1 week ago | commonsensemedia.org | Ed Yong |Lucinda Dyer

age 10+ Visually stunning look at how animals perceive the world. Parents need to know that An Immense World: How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets is the Young Readers Edition of Ed Yong's bestselling book for adults. Filled with vivd color illustrations and an accessible (but sometimes challenging) text, the book explores the surprising ways animals use their senses to perceive the world.
Papa Doesn't Do Anything! Book Review

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Jimmy Fallon |Mandie Caroll

age 2+ Sweet book honors grandparent-grandchild bonds. Parents need to know that Papa Doesn't Do Anything! is a celebration of the special bond between a grandfather and grandchild written by The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and illustrated by Miguel Ordóñez. It's part of a best-selling series about important adults in little ones' lives, including Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA and Nana Loves You More.
Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer: Kenard Pak's Changing Seasons Book Review

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Kenard Pak |Mandie Caroll

age 3+ Charming, meditative picture book marks change of seasons. Parents need to know that Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer is the final book in Kenard Pak's Changing Seasons series. An unnamed little girl goes on a long, winding walk that shows her world transitioning from spring to summer. The story's simple premise unspools through soft art and engaging, rhythmic text that features curious, happy kids in nature.
The 57 Bus Book Review

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Dashka Slater |Rachel Sarah

age 13+ True story of teens' fateful encounter and its aftermath. Parents need to know that The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives is a compelling, sometimes emotional nonfiction story of a 2013 assault in Oakland, California, when an African American public school teen boy named Richard set fire to a sleeping, gender-nonconforming white private school teen named Sasha on that bus.
Up in Smoke Book Review

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Nick Brooks |Lucinda Dyer

age 14+ Gripping murder mystery with a social justice message. Parents need to know that Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks (Promise Boys) is a compelling whodunit told in the voices of sixteen-year-olds Cooper King and Monique Simms. Cooper has reluctantly agreed to help Monique's brother, Jason, rob a store during a protest against the killing of a Black teen by Washington, DC police. But nothing goes as planned.
The White Maasai Warrior Movie Review

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Benjamin Eicher |Brian Costello

Movie NR 2019 83 minutes age 10+ Informative docu has some nature violence. Parents need to know that The White Maasai Warrior is a 2019 documentary in which a white man, for the first time, is given the chance to learn to become a Maasai warrior.
The Raven Boys: The Raven Cycle, Book 1 Book Review

3 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Maggie Stiefvater |Sandie Chen

age 13+ Imaginative, twisty tale explores magic, friendship, money. Parents need to know that The Raven Boys is the first in a series from best-selling author Maggie Stiefavter (The Scorpio Races, Shiver) called The Raven Cycle.
Lilly Movie Review

1 month ago | commonsensemedia.org | Patricia Clarkson |Thomas Sadoski |John Hickey |Rachel Feldman

age 13+ Equity advocate biopic celebrates courage, persistence. Parents need to know that Lilly is a drama based on the inspiring true story of Lilly Ledbetter, a fearless advocate for gender pay equity. Ledbetter (Patricia Clarkson) is portrayed as a real-life role model, demonstrating grit, courage, and integrity in the face of bullying, harassment, threats, and intimidation.