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Susan Maushart provides a humorous and honest account of the half-year her family spent living without electronic media. When she realized her three teenagers were more connected to their screens than to each other, Maushart deactivated the internet and gathered every gadget in the house for a digital detox. This memoir follows their transition from initial withdrawal and boredom to a newfound ap…
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