The characters we read and watch as children become our heroes. The heroes for teens today tend to appeal to every part of the teenaged experience that should be tempered: dictatorship of emotions, the lure of "forbidden love", violence in the face of oppression, tendency toward wrath ... I could go on. 

If you are a parent or a concerned teacher (as I was when I decided to write a book), here is a handy guide that will help you distinguish which stories are harmful to your child's moral development and which are helpful. 

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