Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)

[Shawnee123]

If the kid can read it, let her read it. For the most part, I don't think there is such a thing as an inappropriate reading level/age, especially when it comes to classics. She's a smart girl...if there were things she was confused about I bet she would talk about it.

I remember in elementary I was reading a book I got from the library (couldn't have been too advanced in a Catholic 1-6 library) but I told my best friend there was a word I didn't understand. I remember this clearly...the word was 'sophisticated' and I was pronouncing it with an extra 'a' making it 'sophiasticated.' My friend said "if you don't know the words maybe you're too young to be reading it" (my friend was wordly in most ways) and I thought "but that's how you learn!"

Just my two cents. I don't have kids either, but I do know my mom let me read whatever I wanted and later even let me see whatever movies I wanted, and could get into. I guess she trusted my judgment.

Then again, look how I turned out.