How old should a child be to read The Hunger Games series?

While this book in particular might be okay, a child will continue to want to read the series till the end, and I don't believe Mockingjay and the book series all together should be ... series. I think that in schools, for as long as I can remember, students have been reading books with just as much fictional and political violence. read more

Has your child read The Giver. I compared the two a lot when we read Hunger Games.” Author friend, Susan Kaye Quinn, “My guideline has been that these are teen books – i.e. 13+. Now each parent has to judge for themselves, but there’s not just a lot of violence, there’s some pretty disturbing consequences of war in Book #3. read more

The Hunger Games is a trilogy by Suzanne Collins about a 16-year-old girl named Katniss who lives in a futuristic dystopia. Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place in an annual battle in which 24 teens fight to the death on live television. read more

There has been mucho talk online via social media channels as to what age kids can begin to read The Hunger Games book series and watch the movies. The most recent release is rated PG-13 and the books fall under the "Young Readers" genre that tends to focus on 9-15 year olds (depending on the publisher). read more