Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Planning for Success
Brianna Battista · 2019
58/100
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This is a well-made, age-appropriate SEL primer for kids 9-12 — full-color photos, real success stories, and a clear goal-breakdown structure that fits right on a classroom or library shelf. At just 24 pages it's more introduction than deep dive, which is exactly what its young audience needs, though that also caps how much depth it can offer.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness48
Craft & writing62
Originality42
Evidence & accuracy62
Hype vs delivers35
Age-fit92
Human-eye read58
Penny’s verdict58
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