Brightly Burning — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionBriefOther or made-up faith
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
Not found
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The usable sources do not say anything about swearing in this book.
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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
His name is Lavan Firestorm, a young man blessed -- and cursed -- with a special talent for firestarting. His legend has haunted the darkest corners of Valdemar, yet the truth has never been told.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brightly Burning appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Older boys at a school torture and bully Lan, his fire power then kills four of them, and he later uses it in battle in a war. The story includes a fiery death of bullies, a frightened boy with a dangerous power, and battle scenes, and a reviewer calls it deeply disturbing.
Does Brightly Burning have violence?
Found (Central): Older boys at a school torture and bully Lan, his fire power then kills four of them, and he later uses it in battle in a war.
Does Brightly Burning have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes a fiery death of bullies, a frightened boy with a dangerous power, and battle scenes, and a reviewer calls it deeply disturbing.
Does Brightly Burning have religion?
Found (Brief, Other or made-up faith): The enemy kingdom of Karse is made up of sun-worshipping priests in an invented religion within the fantasy world.
Does Brightly Burning have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Brightly Burning have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The usable sources do not say anything about swearing in this book.
Does Brightly Burning have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Brightly Burning have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Brightly Burning have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): One reader reports that male characters often say female characters are too weak or delicate to handle things.
Does Brightly Burning have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
