THIS SIDE OF WILD, by Gary Paulsen

The story: Gary Paulsen shares a whole slew of stories about his life-long love of animals. If you're someone who feels that animals are people too, this one's for you!

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse G; Magic and the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes G; overall rating PG (more for reading level than for content).

Liz's comments: This book is being marketed for kids, but it's not really a kids' book. Paulsen talks like an adult to other adults, and I'm not sure that any MS kid would read more than a couple of chapters before going "Ho-hum" and checking it back in.