All the Bright Places — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentBrief
- ProfanitySupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
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- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
The New York Times bestselling love story about two teens who find each other while standing on the edge.
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death. Every day he thinks of ways he might kill himself, but every day he also searches for—and manages to find—something to keep him here, and alive, and awake.
Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her small Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.
When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school—six stories above the ground— it’s unclear who saves whom. Soon it’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. . . .
“A do-not-miss for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe.” —Justine Magazine
“At the heart—a big one—of All the Bright Places lies a charming love story about this unlikely and endearing pair of broken teenagers.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A heart-rending, stylish love story.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A complex love story that will bring all the feels.” —Seventeen Magazine
“Impressively layered, lived-in, and real.” —Buzzfeed
Frequently asked questions
Is All the Bright Places appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Suicide is the central theme: Finch thinks about it constantly, attempts it and later drowns himself, and the story also includes a father beating his son, bullying and several fights. Two teens meet on a high school bell tower ledge while both are contemplating suicide, and the story later turns tragic.
Does All the Bright Places have violence?
Found (Central): Suicide is the central theme: Finch thinks about it constantly, attempts it and later drowns himself, and the story also includes a father beating his son, bullying and several fights.
Does All the Bright Places have scary content?
Found (Brief): Two teens meet on a high school bell tower ledge while both are contemplating suicide, and the story later turns tragic.
Does All the Bright Places have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does All the Bright Places have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does All the Bright Places have profanity?
Found (Supporting): The guide describes frequent strong language, including "s--t", "f--k" and "a--shole".
Does All the Bright Places have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does All the Bright Places have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Older teens talk about sex, make out with hands under shirts, and have sex a few times without it being described.
Does All the Bright Places have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): The Common Sense Media guide says older teens' talk about sex follows a double standard in which sex is linked to "sluttiness" in girls.
Does All the Bright Places have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
