Alexandra Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I had to laugh at my librarian today. He said that he would like to be buried with this book! High praise indeed! I hoped to give it to my dh as the next readaloud. My youngest is 11. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I read it to my dc. They were 11, 8 and 6 at the time. They all have reread it many times since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 My 8 yo loved it and is now reading it himself. Great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6saints Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I never read the book, but I remember the movie was terribly sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Although there are some sad parts, I don't think there is any problem with reading it to an 11yo. However, realise it is not a light fluffy story about bunnies, it has much to say that perhaps older children and adults may pick up. But there's no reason not to give it a go and many people love it enoguh to read it more than once. I loved it as a teenager when I first read it. Nowadays its not my favourite book- I'm not sure why. My 13 and 14yos are both reading it atm, and they like it, but they don't love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Ds watched the movie at 6 and read the book at 8. He loves the story, dd not so much. Edited May 9, 2009 by swellmomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 It's got a lot of political commentary that may fly over kids' heads. There are some pretty brutal descriptions, too, but that said, I think it's a great read. I actually did a unit study on it (planned one) in college, but my prof said I needed to pick a topic and build books around it, not the other way around. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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