Shelli answers “What age would be appropriate??”

Leslie Appelbaum asked this question about The Girl Who Drank the Moon:

What age would be appropriate??

Shelli Interesting to read the replies from younger readers. As a teacher of fifth grade, I would say about a 1/3 of a class would be able to read the book a…moreInteresting to read the replies from younger readers. As a teacher of fifth grade, I would say about a 1/3 of a class would be able to read the book and make some pretty strong connections to the text. Another 1/3 could read it, could float through some holes, and could talk about the book.

The wonderful thing about reading is that the more experienced we are with texts, the greater the understanding. I would suspect that there are many middle school readers who would not fully understand some of the themes of this book. I don't not see this as a "typical fifth grade text". I would say it is a bit higher. There are a lot, a lot, of challenging vocabulary words. If you are a regular fantasy reader, then you have the benefit of pulling from other books that you have read. If you are not, then, I would argue that there are many ideas that are novel to younger readers.

Verdict: Strong fifth grade readers or fifth grade/fourth-grade readers who have read a lot of fantasy texts. Definitely not too childish for middle school.(less)

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