With good intentions, I thought: I'll read it first, to make sure it's O.K. for him. Of course I didn't; I had three other books open at the time. He couldn't put the thing down, of course, then cruised through Catching Fire and was ready for Mockingjay by the time I gave in to that voice in my head, put down what I was reading, and got hooked.
Is Suzanne Collins' very awesome series too violent or scary for kids? Bah. Any book that can hook a tween that snugly has my vote for the Who-Cares-Let-em-Read Award.
So What about Divergent - OK for Kids?
I'm not so sure Divergent is the answer.
Disclosure: No, I haven't read it yet. (Want to provide a guest post about it? Awesome! Contact me here!!)
What I do know is that thanks to Suzanne Collins, my son and a handful of his friends have turned into my favorite kind of snobs. You probably know (and love) some of them - the ones who want to read the book before they see the movie, and who always, always judge the film by the story that inspired it.
#LoveThoseGuys
Reluctant Readers Hungry for More?
If your tween or young teen is hungry for more after devouring The Hunger Games trilogy, the most obvious place to go next is another Suzanne Collins series. Gregor the Overlander hooked my boy before we were out of the library parking lot.
#Score
Another option, that also has the power to hook young boys (and is not at all violent) is Matthew Cody's Powerless. Good news: Cody followed up with two more featuring the same team of super kids.
Happy reading!!
RU Reading on Twitter?
I am, and if you read my Twitter feed, you'll see my reading is all over the place. Feel free to read along or join the conversation there, or on my much quieter Facebook page.
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