Lizzie 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!

Lizzie I just read Cinder today. I enjoyed it and did not think it was any darker than old-fashioned fairy tales. The themes of war, disease, prejudice are a…moreI just read Cinder today. I enjoyed it and did not think it was any darker than old-fashioned fairy tales. The themes of war, disease, prejudice are all on the news every day. The language was not bad and no sex scenes.

Having been a child whose parents attempted to exert control over what I read, I learned early how to evade them and read what interested me. I figured my daughter was likely to do the same to me. (At age 10, she tested at high school reading level.) I had a library of science fiction so I never banned her from any book she wanted to read. I did express to her when i thought concepts were more advanced and made myself available to discuss them. I found that generally from ages 8 to 14, she really did know what interested her and what was "too heavy."(less)

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