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Among the Barons — Content Guide for Parents

By Margaret Peterson HaddixScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9780545139151182 pages
Among the Barons

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Among the Barons appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    At a party, a bodyguard drops a chandelier in an attempt to kill the President, and it kills the Grant parents; a boy also sets the school on fire. Luke is in constant danger of being exposed as an illegal third child, is threatened by a menacing bodyguard, and the story ends with an assassination attempt and a deadly chandelier fall.

  • Does Among the Barons have violence?

    Found (Supporting): At a party, a bodyguard drops a chandelier in an attempt to kill the President, and it kills the Grant parents; a boy also sets the school on fire.

  • Does Among the Barons have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Luke is in constant danger of being exposed as an illegal third child, is threatened by a menacing bodyguard, and the story ends with an assassination attempt and a deadly chandelier fall.

  • Does Among the Barons have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Among the Barons have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.