For parents and teachers, here is a link to an interesting debate on what books are just right for the young reader. I read books like "Animal farm", "Lord of the flies", "Diary of Anne Frank", "Of Mice & Men", "I am David", etc when I was about twelve. My mother was studying English literature and she would pass her books on to me. I can't say that I was damaged by reading books above my emotional and cognitive level, but it would have been way more fun reading The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, etc. Some of the writers in this debate make interesting points about finding books that children will not only understand, but enjoy when they are at the right developmental stage. What do you think?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/26/what-books-are-just-right-for-the-young-reader/what-middle-school-students-need-to-read
