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I ran across a couple of recent links I thought y'all might be interested in. This one is a review of CoK (and the rest of the series) at the Fantasy Literature site, and this one is a really interesting discussion of theophany in mwt's books. Cool stuff.

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I had seen the second link, and also found it an interesting, well thought-out piece. A very nice analysis.

I clicked on the first review link, and got a chuckle out of the pictures of all four books under a title: "The Thief Trilogy". lol.

In the first review, I read this:

It also left me wondering if the depth of the material being covered would be truly understood or appreciated by younger readers. The multi-layered characters and the seriousness of the issues being addressed make this a weightier read than a lot of young adult fantasy I have read, and make me have no qualms about recommending this jewel of a tale to adult readers as well as junior high and older young adult readers.

...and think it's funny how we can both read the book and see that aspect so differently. I did feel that way with both QoA and KoA. But ACoK struck me as a perfect book for 5th grade and up. It reminds me so much of books by authors like Sutcliff, Le Guin, Forrester, etc. Those books can definitely be enjoyed by kids--they might not "get" everything that's going on, and an adult will enjoy the story in a different way, but it is still completely accessible to anyone 10 and up. Just my opinion.

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"The Thief Trilogy"

Oops. Looks like someone forgot to proof their blog.

ACoK struck me as a perfect book for 5th grade and up.

I guess it all depends on the kid. Reluctant readers might find the density of aCoK's narrative daunting, preferring instead something the Wimpy Kid series (which I find very funny) or something like Hugo Cabret. But I agree that precocious readers would probably do just fine with it.