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Howl's Moving Castle

(2005, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Diana Jones)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Young girl turned old lives with a wizard.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Not an issue.
  • Sex :

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Howl drinks brandy and gets drunk.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Howl's Moving Castle

Parents need to know that there's not much to concern parents here.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about what it would be like suddenly to be old, to have a child's mind in an elderly body. There's a lot about adulthood and old age that children don't know or understand, and they may be interested to try to imagine Sophie's predicament.
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Anonymous
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    i laughed and cry becaise of this book

    this is really an amazing book and it's really fun to read it so i hope you guys enjoy it too because my family and i enjoyed it

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 3.0

    Classic? Perhaps.

    This book is great, and while it may be slow-paced at times, the patient reader will be rewarded. The film is also good.

  3. Parent Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in Iowa
    Kids ages: 5, 10, 12, 15
    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 4.0

  4. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    great book and a must read

    sophie hatter is the eldest so she takes care of the hat shop when her father dies. one day the witch of the waste comes and is not pleased so turns sophie into a old lady.sophie ends up in a fantasy so unreal she almost doesnt belive what she got herself into.

  5. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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