also – i am one of those readers who read while eating, walking to school, crossing the street, laying in bed. i remember my mother asking me to please at least lift my eyes to say hello to people when they enter a room. I stopped reading secular books for reasons i have previously posted in other threads and have always pre-read my kids books. Even stacks of them at a time. I cannot imagine handing over books that haven’t been “researched” (there are mom’s who share information on books they’ve pre-read). i did not want to give my kids harry potter even though many said it was fine til book five. I don’t think letting a kid read four 500+ page books and telling them not to read the finale makes any sense.
books are very, very strong alluring and addictive. very. dont kid yourselves.