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Bronx Masquerade — Content Guide for Parents

By Nikki GrimesDial BooksISBN 9780803725690167 pages
Bronx Masquerade

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentBrief
  • Race & cultureSupporting
  • Sexual contentBrief
  • Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles

Not found

  • Religion
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • 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

When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Bronx Masquerade appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Several students describe being abused by a boyfriend or parents, a father is described as killed in a drive-by, and police brutality is spoken of as a threat. The students live with fear of dying young from neighborhood violence and crime, but the book is a realistic school story rather than a frightening one.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Several students describe being abused by a boyfriend or parents, a father is described as killed in a drive-by, and police brutality is spoken of as a threat.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The students live with fear of dying young from neighborhood violence and crime, but the book is a realistic school story rather than a frightening one.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): The students are Black, Latino and white, and the book deals with stereotypes, labels and racial identity, including a new student who is Black and Vietnamese.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): One teen wants to get pregnant, another is a teen mother, girls describe street and school harassment, and a boy tries to force a girl into sex before she kicks him out.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A teen mother struggles to balance school and being a mom, and girls talk about being harassed, while a beauty and a jock each want to be seen as more than their label.

  • Does Bronx Masquerade have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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