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Reply to "Does "The Hunger Games" belong in a middle-school library?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] ^ should be "early-teens crowd"[/quote] MS teacher here -- I agree that this book is much more suitable for young teens, but I would never advocate removing it from an MS library. That said, if your 6th or 7th-grader is determined to read the book, it's a good idea to read along with her/him. Try to get a discussion going about some of the themes in the book and your child's reaction to them. What you often find at this age is that kids will read a book with themes that are too mature or sophisticated for their understanding and then absorb only the plot. (This is true of Harry Potter as well, particularly the later books in the series.) Unfortunately, the kids rarely go back to re-read the book when they're a little older and more prepared to grapple with the theme in a more thoughtful way. [/quote]
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