Lesli asked this question about To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1):
My 12 and 13 year old daughters loves all of Christopher Paolini's books. Would it be okay for them to read this one, or is it too adult?
Cara Albert It depends, personally I go by the preview method (reading the whole book could take awhile) and let your kids preview it too. If they hit a part they…moreIt depends, personally I go by the preview method (reading the whole book could take awhile) and let your kids preview it too. If they hit a part they're uncomfortable with, they will stop reading. As for swearing, I don't think any of it will be so much "inappropriate" as off putting: kids in middle school tend to use a great deal of swear words, even if they don't know what they mean.(less)
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