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Who Was Reading The Hunger Games?

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I remember seeing a post where a couple of Bumpies were reading The Hunger Game. I noticed my 12 yo daughter is reading the same book. She told me her teacher gave it to her to read. Is this age appropriate?
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  • Lolabug86Lolabug86 member
    Its considered a "teen book" like the Twilight Series, but it is a lot more intense than Twilight ever was.  I dunno if I'd want my 12-year-old reading it.  Its given me some pretty weird dreams since reading it!
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  • kaylakaylakaylakaylakaylakayla member
    In my opinion, yes - it is age appropriate. 
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  • DandNclarkDandNclark
    I teach grades 6-8 and we have it in our book room for a class set. It is age appropriate and not anything worse than Twilight or Harry Potter or something of the like. It's pretty good!
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  • poolrat00poolrat00
    If I were you I would read it along with the 12 year old. There are some more 'mature' topics, not necessarily sex, but ethics and violence, that may need some additional discussion. I am a teacher for 8th grade (13/14 yr olds) and I require a parent signature for me to loan out my copy. Just to make sure the parents understand it isn't 'just another AR book with a fantasy/sci fi theme.' Who knows if they actually read my letter or read the book but they do at least waive me from liability if they are unhappy about the content later. 
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  • CaliforniaSunshineCaliforniaSunshine
    imageDandNclark:
    I teach grades 6-8 and we have it in our book room for a class set. It is age appropriate and not anything worse than Twilight or Harry Potter or something of the like. It's pretty good!
    Ok! This makes me feel a lot better. I was concerned because I saw that adults were reading it. My DD loves to read and I have never really researched what she was reading.
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  • xDanniellexxDanniellex

    imagepoolrat00:
    If I were you I would read it along with the 12 year old. There are some more 'mature' topics, not necessarily sex, but ethics and violence, that may need some additional discussion. 

     I agree with this.  Depending on what she's been exposed to it could bother her.  Knowing that other characters are being hurt, hunted and killed could bother her.   I would read it just so if she did want to discuss anything you know what she's read.

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  • CaliforniaSunshineCaliforniaSunshine
    imagexDanniellex:

    imagepoolrat00:
    If I were you I would read it along with the 12 year old. There are some more 'mature' topics, not necessarily sex, but ethics and violence, that may need some additional discussion. 

     I agree with this.  Depending on what she's been exposed to it could bother her.  Knowing that other characters are being hurt, hunted and killed could bother her.   I would read it just so if she did want to discuss anything you know what she's read.

    Good idea. I asked her what she thought of the book and she said she really liked it and it was really interesting. She said the hunting/killing didn't bother her.
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  • poolrat00poolrat00

    It is also part of a trilogy. Catching Fire and Mocking Jay are the second and third book. All are really good. Fast reads too. Our school library is always out of copies; they are so popular! Quite a popular series among adults too. The premise behind the story is very interesting and definitely makes one think hard about the topic. 

    If she likes those, she may also like the Uglies series. There are four books: The Uglies, The Pretties, The Specials and The Extras. They are written by Scott Westerfield. These are also really good books about a tween/teen in a futuristic community with different rules and technology that controls their everyday life. Very interesting and fun!

     

    Edit: I found the correct information about the author and titles of the second series I mentioned instead of being lazy and giving out the wrong info. 

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  • mkanderson85mkanderson85
    imagexDanniellex:

    imagepoolrat00:
    If I were you I would read it along with the 12 year old. There are some more 'mature' topics, not necessarily sex, but ethics and violence, that may need some additional discussion. 

     I agree with this.  Depending on what she's been exposed to it could bother her.  Knowing that other characters are being hurt, hunted and killed could bother her.   I would read it just so if she did want to discuss anything you know what she's read.

    I agree with this.  Some of it is somewhat mature and the second two books, especially Mockingjay, are very political, which may require some explanation.  I'd read it along with her.  It's a good read!

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