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I won't rehash what has already been said. I read this book as a Jr High School kid... scare me off drugs? Hardly. What it did was reinforce the common belief held by kids in my class that adults lie. They lie a lot. Rather shameful that this book was ever included as official school assigned reading. "Diary of Anne Frank"... there's a REAL diary for you. "Are you there God? It's me Margaret"... there's a BETTER work of fiction for kids to read. Besides, the "just say no" concept is so ingrained in kids from kindergarten on up these days that this book does nothing other than kick some residuals to it's author.Do your kids a favor... skip it.