Along for the Ride — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ProfanityBrief
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles, Challenges traditional roles
Not found
- Violence
- Scary content
- 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
From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and For All
Nights have always been Auden’s time, her chance to escape everything that’s going on around her.
Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide.
Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen. . . .
“As with all Dessen’s books, [this] is a must-have” —VOYA, starred review
Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
Books by Sarah Dessen:
That Summer
Someone Like You
Keeping the Moon
Dreamland
This Lullaby
The Truth About Forever
Just Listen
Lock and Key
Along for the Ride
What Happened to Goodbye
The Moon and More
Saint Anything
Once and for All
Frequently asked questions
Is Along for the Ride appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The parents' guide lists occasional mild to moderate swear words, and another review estimates about 20 uses of moderate language. Auden hooks up with a boy on her first night in town, taking off her shirt and bra, and there are references to a professor sleeping with grad students and to her father's girlfriend becoming pregnant before they marry.
Does Along for the Ride have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Along for the Ride have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Along for the Ride have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Along for the Ride have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Along for the Ride have profanity?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide lists occasional mild to moderate swear words, and another review estimates about 20 uses of moderate language.
Does Along for the Ride have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Along for the Ride have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Auden hooks up with a boy on her first night in town, taking off her shirt and bra, and there are references to a professor sleeping with grad students and to her father's girlfriend becoming pregnant before they marry.
Does Along for the Ride have gender roles?
Found (Supporting, Traditional roles, Challenges traditional roles): The story touches on what women are expected to do, including Auden judging feminine girls, her father leaving baby care to his wife, and her mother criticizing the girly boutique.
Does Along for the Ride have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
