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...
View ArticleDeath 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleHeart 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...
View ArticleInsecta: 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...
View ArticleBomb 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAnimal 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...
View ArticleTheodore 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...
View ArticleThe 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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