An Abundance of Katherines — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceBrief
- ReligionBriefIslamic
- ProfanitySupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
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- Scary content
- Race & culture
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- Gender & orientation
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
New York Times Bestseller
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy–loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.
Frequently asked questions
Is An Abundance of Katherines appropriate for a 7-year-old?
One fistfight breaks out between a cheating boyfriend and the group around him, and Colin is injured. Hassan, Colin's best friend, is Muslim and is described as praying regularly until he starts dating Katrina.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have violence?
Found (Brief): One fistfight breaks out between a cheating boyfriend and the group around him, and Colin is injured.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have religion?
Found (Brief, Islamic): Hassan, Colin's best friend, is Muslim and is described as praying regularly until he starts dating Katrina.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have profanity?
Found (Supporting): The parents' guide reports plenty of strong language, including "s--t," "ass," "damn" and "bastard."
Does An Abundance of Katherines have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have sexual content?
Found (Brief): The book has references to orgasm and oral sex, and Colin and Hassan catch a character having sex with another girl's boyfriend, though no sex scene is described.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A review says Hassan's humor and Colin's wit challenge the macho attitudes of the local teenage boys.
Does An Abundance of Katherines have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
