SuitabookHunger
Michael Grant
- Reading
- Pause after major choices to discuss alternatives and consequences. Reassure the reader that frightening fiction can be put down, and check in particularly around hunger, murder and the Darkness’s influence.
- Themes
- Survival and responsibility: Food has run out while the young people remain trapped without adults. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Difference and power: Some children develop powers, creating conflict between them and those without powers. The division can support discussion about how groups respond to difference, but it is not clear whether the narrative ultimately challenges or reinforces either side’s position.
- Influence and agency: The Darkness calls to some teenagers and is described as guiding and manipulating them. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the reader is comfortable with stories involving starvation, children becoming murderous, frightening supernatural influence and escalating group conflict. Read alongside them if these themes may be upsetting or invite questions.