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Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance — Content Guide for Parents

By Michael O. TunnellHoliday HouseISBN 9780823415410260 pages
Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionSupportingChristian
  • Race & cultureSupporting

Not found

  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not say anything about the language used in the book.

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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 German teenagers who are members of the Mormon Church join forces to create a youth resistance movement during World War II, putting their lives at risk.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Nazis beat people, the boys are caught and tortured, and one of them is executed, with one reader calling the violence by the SS graphically described. The story includes Gestapo capture, torture, a trial, an execution and a sad ending, which readers describe as graphic or brutal.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Nazis beat people, the boys are caught and tortured, and one of them is executed, with one reader calling the violence by the SS graphically described.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story includes Gestapo capture, torture, a trial, an execution and a sad ending, which readers describe as graphic or brutal.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have religion?

    Found (Supporting, Christian): The three main boys are Mormon, their church and its local leader are part of the story, and their church teachings clash with Nazi ideas.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have race & culture?

    Found (Supporting): The boys see Jewish classmates and neighbours disappear and Jewish shops attacked, and the persecution of Jews is part of why they resist the Nazis.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say anything about the language used in the book.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Brothers in Valor A Story of Resistance have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.