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Ask Me No Questions — Content Guide for Parents

By Marina Tamar BudhosScholasticISBN 9780545043557162 pages
Ask Me No Questions

Found in this book

  • ReligionBriefIslamic
  • Race & cultureCentral
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book's text.

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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

The lives of fourteen-year-old Nadira, her sister, and their parents are radically changed following the events of September 11, 2001, when being Muslim means being a suspected terrorist and their expired visas result in the arrest of Nadira's father when the family flees New York City for Canada.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Ask Me No Questions appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Nadira and her family are Muslim, and being Muslim is why they are treated as suspects after 9/11, but the sources do not describe prayer or worship scenes. After 9/11 the Bangladeshi Muslim family is treated as suspect, and the story follows their fear of deportation and the father's arrest.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have religion?

    Found (Brief, Islamic): Nadira and her family are Muslim, and being Muslim is why they are treated as suspects after 9/11, but the sources do not describe prayer or worship scenes.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have race & culture?

    Found (Central): After 9/11 the Bangladeshi Muslim family is treated as suspect, and the story follows their fear of deportation and the father's arrest.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book's text.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A reader describes a scene where Nadira is surprised that a girl can become a geologist, and another notes the question of opportunities for educated women in Bangladesh.

  • Does Ask Me No Questions have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.