Evelyn answers “What age is appropriate?”

Sue Cowen asked this question about A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2):

What age is appropriate?

Evelyn I also read it in high school and it became one of my favorites. Kilian is correct, there is no sex or graphic violence, although one of the supportin…moreI also read it in high school and it became one of my favorites. Kilian is correct, there is no sex or graphic violence, although one of the supporting characters, Billy (along with his sister and brother) is malnourished and neglected by his alcoholic father at the start of the book. He's plucky and upbeat, <spoiler>and he gets rescued and adopted into a loving family (and his siblings are taken care of too),</spoiler> but the initial descriptions are sad and a little upsetting.

There are also mentions of children who died young of illness, a character in the process of dying of cancer (not described in detail), and references to childbirth and adultery that are so oblique to modern readers you'll probably need to explain them.

So I second Kilian's recommendation. 12 and up, maybe 10 if the child is unusually advanced and savvy (or experienced with vintage fiction), maybe 14 if s/he's sensitive or not great with older prose. Hope that helps!(less)

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