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The age-old tensions among parents (well — mostly moms), kids and the academic world make for fertile ground, to which Kathleen West has returned after her dissection of high school

Mar. 6—What happens to kids when they get to seventh grade? Every parent whose formerly sweet child becomes a stranger somewhere around 12 years old will sympathize with Alice Sullivan and Meredith Yoshida in Kathleen West's oh-so-real new novel "Are We There Yet?" Add Snapchat Live, Instagram and other social media to tween life and parenting becomes even harder, especially if mom and dad ...