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ModernMom Book Club – Our Newest Feature!

If you’re anything like us, you’ve always wanted to join a book club. It sounds great – a bunch of women gathering to discuss literature over a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine).But it just never seems to work out. Schedules conflict, calendars get too crazy and that book sits unread on your nightstand. That’s why we’re so excitedto introduce a new feature on the website – our Book Club for ModernMoms!

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Josie Bissett: From Melrose Place To Boogie Monsters!

You might know her best as Jane Mancini, but since the end of Melrose Place, Josie Bissett has been one busy lady. The talented actress is in her fourth season on a new hit television series and this fall she’ll be joining Lifetime’s morning show, “The Balancing Act,” as a co-host. She’s also raising two kids (Mason, 12, and Maya, 9) as a single mom. And of course, in her spare time, she’s authored a best-selling series of children’s books.

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Sweet & Sassy: The Sugar Mommas Give You Recipes With A Story

Kimberly Reiner and Jenna Sanz-Agero have traveled the country to find Americas best sugary recipes, and the stories behind them, for their new book, “Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has A Story.” Known as the “Sugar Mommas,” these two are an unlikely pair: Reiner is a fudge queen, while Sanz-Agero is a bona-fide rock star (she’s the lead singer of the female rock group Vixen). But these self-proclaimed “sugar floozies” share a love for baking, tasting and sharing sweet treats!

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Why Are More Teens Getting Vaccinated Against Tetanus Than Cervical Cancer?

Less than half of the teenage girls in the country have been vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. New research shows that only 49% of teen girls have received even the first dose of the three part series, which is spread out over six months. That figure is significantly less than the teen immunization rates for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, and meningococcal meningitis.