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Clockwork, Or All Wound Up — Content Guide for Parents

By Philip PullmanScholasticISBN 9780590129985112 pages
Clockwork, Or All Wound Up

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentCentral
  • ReligionBriefChristian

Not found

  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • 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

An apprentice clockmaker facing failure ... a writer with a story he can't control ... a girl whose courage will need to match her kindness ... a prince whose mechanical heart is winding down ... a clockwork knight whith murderous tendencies ... and a doctor who just may be the Devil. Their stories come together piece by piece in this chilling tale where nothing is as it seems, but like the gears of a strange and wonderful clock, everything fits together.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Clockwork, Or All Wound Up appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A clockwork knight kills anyone who says the word "Devil", wolves attack a sledge, and the apprentice is killed by the knight. The book is a spooky, chilling horror-style fairy tale built around a murderous clockwork knight and a sinister doctor.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have violence?

    Found (Supporting): A clockwork knight kills anyone who says the word "Devil", wolves attack a sledge, and the apprentice is killed by the knight.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have scary content?

    Found (Central): The book is a spooky, chilling horror-style fairy tale built around a murderous clockwork knight and a sinister doctor.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have religion?

    Found (Brief, Christian): A doctor who may be the Devil strikes a bargain with the apprentice in this fairy tale, but no worship, prayer or faith appears.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Clockwork, Or All Wound Up have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.