Our youngest daughter (middle child) fell in love with the Hunger Game series at age 9. It has inspired her to learn archery – and she’s re-read all three books no less than 4 times each. She is 10, about to turn 11 in April now.
We’ve seen this before with our older daughter…it’s as if one day the kids find something that really excites them and from then on they are “hooked” and love to read. If this trilogy could do that for your daughter – don’t pass up the chance to let her become a passionate reader.
With our oldest daughter – she fell in love with the Twilight series. This is was made her a reader – and after reading and re-reading Twilight she eventually moved on to be a voracious reader of all kinds of books.
We did worry a bit..Twilight had romance, vampires killing people and eventually sex (not graphic) in that series.. and we wondered if it was appropriate for a middle-school-aged girl.. But we read them, too – and everything else she fell in love with next I read, too.
Now, at 14, this weekend on our family road trip she sat devouring an 800 page (non-fiction) historical account of the King of Norway. I’m so thrilled she’s developed a love of reading and she’s certainly moved on from Twilight..she’d say she’s outgrown it. ;)
I agree with @dappled_leaves, too—yes, there is some violence in the series. There is death and there are moments that are even a bit scary. If you’re worried about how your child will handle the drama..read along in parallel. You can discuss it…even ask her if she thinks it’s gratuitous or adds to the story. By age 9 or 10 most kids can tell you what they thought of what they read..
Ultimately I guess it just depends on your parenting style and your daughter’s maturity level. I don’t know your daughter..but I have a Girl Scout Troop with 16 girls all grade 5 (so nearly all age 11). All 16 girls in my troop have already read the Hunger Games trilogy—most of them before they turned 10.