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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Enjoyed it well enough. Interesting concept. Good execution. Struck me as a little grim for YA though.
By which I mean it's not something I'd read to my boy. (He's fiveish.) I might consider something like this for him when he hits 10 or so.
By which I mean it's not something I'd read to my boy. (He's fiveish.) I might consider something like this for him when he hits 10 or so.
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Dec 30, 2014 07:42PM
It's hard to tell what kids are going to like at what age…I have a nine year old who loves things like Coraline and The Giver. Lots of people would object that those are too grim for nine, but they aren't for her. Who is to say? My youngest probably won't be wanting to read either of those until well into his teens.
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Inkheart was an amazing book. I am turning 13 in two days, but I did read this book at 9 1/2. went great. hooked.
Young adult is for young adults. Five is not a young adult. Of course a book meant for young adults would not be for a five year old.
I agree with Tiffany. Young adult is just another way for saying teenager. This book has a lot to grasp with the plot and the other world. A ten year might even struggle to understand everything.
Young Adult = a young adult. A five year old is a child. A ten year old is still a child. A thirteen to sixteen year old odd is a young adult. The general clue is when they hit that lanky mini adult look rather than cute and cuddly child.
"YA" stands for young adult - while YA's target audience are not actually adults, they're adolescents, 5 is still far too young for the genre.
YA is for teens and young adults. Not kids
It's more of a Middle Grade than a YA. Middle grade is 8-12 and YA is 13-19. Because kids usually read up, the main character is usually at least a couple years older than the target audience (what 16 year old is going to want to read about pre-teens?). Meggie is 12, so I'd say this is for 10 year olds. And grim or not, it's nice to give kids the option :)
