I read a lot of kids books with my 8 and 7 year old and I often find myself thinking that some of these books really do sound like an adult wrote them rather than the characters truly sounding like children. Personally I find it disturbing that a 9 year old is asking about sex in this book. Makes me wonder why she is asking and how does she know about it? Did she overhear the act one day or someone talking about it?
This novel reminds of a movie called Summer 1993, where a young girl from Spain loses her mother (most likely due to HIV or AIDS) and starts living with her aunt and uncle, often behaving poorly on account of her adjustment problems. Have you seen it by any chance? I think it would probably compliment this novel quite well.
I read a lot of kids books with my 8 and 7 year old and I often find myself thinking that some of these books really do sound like an adult wrote them rather than the characters truly sounding like children. Personally I find it disturbing that a 9 year old is asking about sex in this book. Makes me wonder why she is asking and how does she know about it? Did she overhear the act one day or someone talking about it?
This novel reminds of a movie called Summer 1993, where a young girl from Spain loses her mother (most likely due to HIV or AIDS) and starts living with her aunt and uncle, often behaving poorly on account of her adjustment problems. Have you seen it by any chance? I think it would probably compliment this novel quite well.