Bad for You

SHOULD U.S. COMICS BE BANNED?

SATANIC HARRY POTTER BOOKS BURNT

PLAYGROUNDS POSE THREAT TO CHILDREN

TEXT-MAD YOUTH LOSING WRITING ABILITIES

CHILD SUSPENDED FOR BRANDISHING CHICKEN

SOCIAL WEBSITES HARM CHILDREN'S BRAINS

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR PASSING GAS AT SCHOOL

These are all real headlines screaming about the terrible stuff that's out there . . . stuff that's supposed to be BAD FOR YOU. But, honestly--is it?!

Bad for You asks this question and many more--and not just about the things that modern parents fear like violent video games, social media, and dirty hands. Stuff in this book goes back centuries--all the way to Plato (yeah, that one) and his worries over the new technology of his time: the written word! Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham cleverly expose the long-standing CAMPAIGN AGAINST FUN for what it really is: a bunch of anxious adults grasping at straws, ignoring scientific data, and blindly yearning for the good old days that never were. Bad for You presents the facts, figures, and a whole lot more--in eye-grabbing graphics--to debunk these myths and give kids the power to prove there's nothing wrong with having fun . . . or with being young.

Author: Kevin C. Pyle
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 10.56h x 7.97w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780805092899

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 171
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2013
Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 59
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 175
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most

About the Author

Kevin C. Pyle is the author and illustrator of numerous graphic novels and docu-comics, the most recent of which is Take What You Can Carry. He also teaches comics and enjoys hanging around with his wife, son, two cats, and a dog in their creaky old house in New Jersey.

Scott Cunningham has written kids' comics for DC, Archie, Nickelodeon Magazine and parodies for Mad. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, TEN cats and one dog. He thinks he has enough pets for now.