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Finding Rimarnia by Melissa Hintze

Ratings Explanation Violence: Aunt Hosti jerks Rima’s arm roughly when Rima is a young child.  The king is arrested, beaten and tortured by Judge Paetus.   Imperotta guard attacks and kills Eva and...

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Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Ratings Explanation Violence: Two boys are attacked by a man. One of the boys hits him in the head with a hook and the man dies. Sherlock inadvertently becomes a contestant in a boxing match. Punches...

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A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce

Language: Around ten exclamations of deity. One use of “hell” and one use of “bastard” (used to refer to a child born out of wedlock.) Violence: A wooden sign drops from above and hits a man on the...

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Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

  2011 Newbery Honor Book Ratings Explanation Language: A number of insults including racial insults such as filthy, spying Chinaman, ignorant pagan, godless cannibal, heathen, squinty-eyed, stupid. A...

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Insecta: Planet of the Ants (Book 1: Zombie Nest) by W Thor Larson

Ratings Explanation Violence: Several battles take place between the different ant colonies, as well as ants fighting other insects, such as butterflies and centipedes.  The Schumannian ants are...

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Bomb by Steve Sheinkin

2013 Newbery Honor Book National Book Award Finalist   Ratings Explanation Language: About 10 swear words (hell, damn, SOB) and 5 religious exclamations. Violence: A brief description of the attack on...

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The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

  Ratings Explanation Violence: Corrie is struck by a German officer. A Jewish man is kicked repeatedly. People are shot, die and are buried, but few details are given. It is stated that 700 men were...

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

Ratings Explanation  Violence:  It is mentioned that humans are cruel to animals—inadequate food, whipping, other neglect.  During the Battle of Cowshed a gun is fired, one sheep dies, the animals...

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Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham

Ratings Explanation Language: One or two religious exclamations (OMG). Adult Themes: April is part of a very dysfunctional family. Her mother and father both disappear for days at a time and she is...

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The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig

Ratings Explanation Language: The Lord’s name is taken in vain several times throughout the book Violence: Russian soldiers force their way into the Rudomin home and they are held at gunpoint. Then...

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