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I had a child come to my library at school today ( a small private pre k 3 - 12th grade school) and tell me his father said he could read The Hunger Games! He had been to see it this past weekend with his sister who is in 6th grade and probally reads more or better than some adults. So the child thinks she should get to read it as well, yet has 3 overdue books out and is struggling through Harry Potter right now.

Am I a crazy lady for not letting him read it? As a mother I would not let my own 4th grader read it either. I do not want to discourage him and his love for reading, but I think there is a limit.

I thought I would ask classroom teachers what they thought.

I feel like children are so driven these days to excel that they are climbing out of what is age appropriate way too fast.

Thanks!! :)
maureen On 3/29/12, Mary Elizabeth wrote: > I had a child come to my library at school today ( a small > private pre k 3 - 12th grade school) and tell me his father > said he could read The Hunger Games! He had been to see it > this past weekend with his sister who is in 6th grade and > probally reads more or better than some adults. So the ...See More
Mar 29, 2012
The Resourceful Teacher I think you were right. The Hunger Games is a young adult novel geared towards middle school age. 3rd grade is definitely too young. I've read the series myself and think they are great books for older kids to read.

Will it be damaging to the 3rd grader? Probably not, but it's not an appropriate book to read at that age. You did the right...See More
Apr 7, 2012
Rosie I have read the whole series...while I think that some of the content will be lost on a third grader, I don't believe in censoring books. If it is in the library then the student should be allowed to check it out.

On 4/07/12, The Resourceful Teacher wrote: > I think you were right. The Hunger Games is a young adult > novel geared tow...See More
Apr 14, 2012


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