Posts made in August, 2012

Hunger Games?

Posted by Charlotte Mourlot on Aug 9, 2012 in education, Parenting, Uncategorized | 0 comments

I have just finished reading the first  book of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins and enjoyed every page.  I was reluctant to start as it is not the usual kind of book I like to read but I felt it very important to be ‘in the loop’ about this series as I am set to teach 4th Grade in September. The Hunger Games has been a hot topic this past academic year amongst teachers and parents – is this story appropriate for  a 9/10 year old?  Scholastic rates the book as grade 5.3 for ages 11-13. I confess Peter, my 9 year old, read the book before I did. Yes, I broke...