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Ancient History Between Us — Content Guide for Parents

By Kaitlyn HillRandom HouseISBN 9780593650974368 pages
Ancient History Between Us

Found in this book

  • ProfanityBrief
  • Gender & orientationBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

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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

Three years since they last saw each other. Two months to untangle their complicated past. One unforgettable Italian summer.

Childhood best friends Cammie Lovett and West Jacobs haven’t spoken since their first kiss ended in disaster. Now, after getting rejected from her dream field school, Cammie is joining her renowned archaeologist mom in Italy for the summer—while secretly planning to find her biological father. Meanwhile, West is avoiding a major life decision by—what else?—crashing his dad’s work trip abroad.

When the two find themselves at the same Italian villa, their plan to avoid each other crumbles like a Roman ruin. Armed with her mom’s old journal, Cammie is determined to stay focused—until West discovers her mission and insists on tagging along. As their second-chance adventure takes them down the Southern Italian coast and through the messy details of their past, Cammie and West begin to realize that maybe—just maybe—their own history isn’t quite as ancient as they thought.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Ancient History Between Us appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A word list from the book's own text includes a swear word. West's two dads are part of his family, and their breakup is one of the things he is dealing with.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have profanity?

    Found (Brief): A word list from the book's own text includes a swear word.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ancient History Between Us have gender & orientation?

    Found (Brief): West's two dads are part of his family, and their breakup is one of the things he is dealing with.