Closed for the Season — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
Not found
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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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
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery
Two friends set out to solve the years-old mystery of a murder, testing their friendship and placing them in danger, in this creepy thriller by suspense master Mary Downing Hahn.
A pair of thirteen-year-old boys investigate the unsolved theft and murder that took place in the old house one boy's family has just moved into. Their quest takes them to the highest and lowest levels of society in their small Maryland town, and eventually to a dark and derelict amusement park where someone will go to any length to shut down their investigation for good.
Themes of adjusting to a new town, navigating complex friendships, and resisting a bully are deftly explored in this eerie page-turner.
Frequently asked questions
Is Closed for the Season appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The boys investigate an old murder, are followed and captured by the people behind it, and the story builds to a climactic fight, though one reviewer says no killings happen during the story itself. The book is described as a creepy, eerie thriller with a murder house and a run-down, nightmarish amusement park where the boys are chased, though some readers found it not very scary.
Does Closed for the Season have violence?
Found (Supporting): The boys investigate an old murder, are followed and captured by the people behind it, and the story builds to a climactic fight, though one reviewer says no killings happen during the story itself.
Does Closed for the Season have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book is described as a creepy, eerie thriller with a murder house and a run-down, nightmarish amusement park where the boys are chased, though some readers found it not very scary.
Does Closed for the Season have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Closed for the Season have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Closed for the Season have profanity?
Found (Brief): One reviewer notes that a bully's swearing is mentioned in the text but the actual words are not written out.
Does Closed for the Season have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Closed for the Season have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Closed for the Season have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Closed for the Season have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
