Carolyn Hax: When kids ask for books they’re “too young” to read
I’d say a clear “not yet” to any Stephen King novel. This seems less clear. What do you and the readers think?Our rule with our kids was, “If you can read it, you can read it.” No books ever held back, for any reason. Stephen King included. I’d do it that way again.If my parents had told me I couldn’t read something as a 12-year-old, I would have definitely found a way to read it.
I started reading Stephen King and John Grisham when I was 12, and I’m no worse for wear. In fact, John Grisham got me hooked on everything law and now I’m an attorney. As a librarian and a parent of a 10-year-old, I say let your daughter read it! Our rule in the house has always been to allow full intellectual freedom where books are concerned; we are much more careful about TV and movies, which are passively consumed.
When my young teenage son wanted to watch “Game of Thrones,” I made a deal — he could watch it if he read the books first. Since there are so many of them and they are so long, I figured I was good to go. He called my bluff, read them all. Another vote to let the kid read what she wants.
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