Cinducky answers “I have an 9 year old who really wants to...”

Denise Saxon asked this question about Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1):

I have an 9 year old who really wants to read this book (she is reading at least 7th grade level). Is the theme too advanced? I'd love your opinion on any advanced/troubling things in the book so I could evaluate whether she could handle it. Thank you!

Cinducky If by "d" word, Amariah meant death or disease, then yeah, there's a lot of death and disease (thinking she may have meant damn)... and no, this is de…moreIf by "d" word, Amariah meant death or disease, then yeah, there's a lot of death and disease (thinking she may have meant damn)... and no, this is definitely not darker than the "original" Cinderella being the one that the Grimm Brothers wrote originally. It is definitely, however, darker than the Disney version of Cinderella. Not sure I'd recommend this for a 9 year old regardless of her reading level still but that's my personal take on this (Levana's story, "Fairest" is definitely not something I would give a 9-year-old to read, especially). It's also labeled as young adult, middle grade may be more suitable for her at most.(less)

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