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The enders thread got me thinking about the new book/movie the hunger games and how there is some controversy about younger kids reading it.
Have your kids started reading The Hunger Games?
What age would you find it appropriate to read?
I caved, after thinking it would be another twilight like phenomenon but i read the firat book and i must say it is very captivating and good, i really liked it. I read it on my kindle app.
So have your kids gotten into the series yet?
I thought it would just be some popular sensationalized type book, yes it has lots of popularity so far but for good reason, it actually is a good book.
I read it! I'm half way through the last book now. I will probably finish it by tomorrow. I liked the first one more than the second. The third one is pretty good so far.
Okay, so I'm 24. Of course I am old enough to read it. Two of my cousins though, ages 10 and 12 if I am not mistaken, have read the books and greatly enjoyed them, so I think they are good reads for both adults and kids.
My goddaughter read "The Hunger Games" and loved it — we have similar tastes in books, so I might just have to read it too, now. She seemed to be able to grasp the subject matter and told me about it in a very adult manner. I don't get the impression that reading the book scarred her for life or anything. Then again, she's very mature for her age.
Of course I'll have to schlep her down to Alamo Drafthouse to see the movie, too. Hopefully, the lines won't be out the door ...
My 11-year old just started it but hasn't gotten to any intense parts yet. She knows what it is about and would not hesitate to drop it if she thinks it's too much. I'm planning on reading it as well to discuss the broader themes with her.
That said, if you know your child is exceptionally sensitive, probably sounds like they should steer clear of this title even if 'everyone's' reading it.
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I'm curious, how much do parents worry about the content of the books their kids read? As long as it isn't literal pornography, is it really an issue? Generally, books with adult content have plots and literary styles that don't appeal to kids. When I was 10, 11, 12, I wasn't interested in the sort of books with sex or language or violence because they seemed boring to me. I wanted to read things more along the lines of Roald Dahl.
Do you parents really have to regulate what your children read?
Do you parents really have to regulate what your children read?
Well, don't you think t.v. and movies today require regulation? When I was growing up, Catcher in the Rye was off limits for junior and senior high school kids....and that's just child's play now.
I'd be regulating as much as I could - on screen, videos, t.v., books, internet, magazines...everything. My God, the kids today have absolutely ZERO to grow into - they get it all and cut their teeth on it. You can't stop the Viagra and tampon commercials but you can at least make sure they are reading things that are age-appropriate.
I haven't read The Hunger Games - only seen the promos and read the synopsis on the books. I'm wondering if I'll be troubled by it!
I thought I had given my son, now 11, permission to access one series in the section in the library in which these books reside. But somehow he got the book and read it. I don't even know what is so controversial. I guess I will find out when he brings me to the movie.
I love the Hunger Games book. I just re-read them last week to prep for the movie. Our kids went to the midnight showing. I'm anxious to hear what they though--they are in the shower now getting ready for school so I will know soon. They are in high school and I am fine with those books. I don't think they are graphic at all, very much along the lines of Harry Potter. I wouldn't have had issues with them reading them when they were 10-11 years old.
We don't censor our kids' reading materials. I did suggest to DD when she wanted to read a "Child Called It" that she may want to reconsider. She was in 6th grade and I thought she might have problems with the content. She did fine with it though and read the other books he wrote.
My 11 year-old absolutely loved "The Hunger Games", and his language arts teacher recommended it for 5th grade. Seeing as the average age for boys viewing internet pornography for the first time is 11 in the US, I'd much rather expend my energies monitoring and delaying that than trying to censor innocuous literature.
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