I would suggest reading it first yourself before giving it to a young reader. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Uprooted is a YA fantasy with crossover appeal, and while there is a bit of a romance it is mainly about Agneiszkas journey as she learns more about her. In Stores Now: UPROOTED by Naomi Novik NAOMI NOVIK, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Temeraire novels, introduces a bold new world rooted in folk stories and legends, as elemental as a Grimm fairy tale. I hope none of it is gratuitous, but that can make it hit harder. Uprooted by Naomi Novik Book Details TITLE Uprooted AUTHOR Naomi Novik GENRE fantasy, romance, fairy tale retelling YEAR PUBLISHED 2015 PAGE COUNT 438 MY RATING 4.5 of 5 RATED ON GOODREADS 4.06 of 5 Initial Thoughts The first days of November brought crispier days and moodier sky where I live. Uprooted (Audiobook) Published May 27th 2015 by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. But it was written for adults, and there is violence and death and sex in the book.

(I do think in general books are safer than video in this way, because the reader has to continuously cooperate with the experience - if a reader hits something that disturbs them, they can skip ahead or quit reading.)Īnyway, I will go out on a limb and say, Uprooted is more appropriate for a ten year old than Clan of the Cave Bear. I was climbing on the piano when I was ten to sneak down my mom’s copy of Clan of the Cave Bear, but I was also the kind of reader who happily sailed right past anything that my brain wasn’t ready to process: I thought it was all about cool Stone Age survival skills and Ayla being the most awesome with her Cave Lion totem whoo!

Naomi answers: I find it really hard to answer this question, because it depends entirely on the child in question.

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