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Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
This was a favorite of mine as a kid, and I recently read it to my 7-year-old. Then we watched the movie Never Cry Wolf as a followup. It's a great book for a young kid interested in animals, the wilderness, and conservation, and it has a compassionate, smart, capable girl as a protagonist.
I had people say they wouldn't read this to someone so young because of the attempted rape scene. I felt that this age actually hit a sweet spot for this; she's still too young/naïve to really understand rape, but she understands the idea of consent and not touching someone else's body without permission. We were able to have a conversation about why what happened was wrong and why this led to Julie running away. It was meaningful and instructive without being incredibly scary.
What bothered my sensitive girl the most was the senseless shooting of the wolves. This is really upsetting in the book (and in real life) and also provided a good topic for conversation.
I had people say they wouldn't read this to someone so young because of the attempted rape scene. I felt that this age actually hit a sweet spot for this; she's still too young/naïve to really understand rape, but she understands the idea of consent and not touching someone else's body without permission. We were able to have a conversation about why what happened was wrong and why this led to Julie running away. It was meaningful and instructive without being incredibly scary.
What bothered my sensitive girl the most was the senseless shooting of the wolves. This is really upsetting in the book (and in real life) and also provided a good topic for conversation.