Criss Cross — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
Not found
- Violence
- Scary content
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- 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
Debbie is wishing something would happen. Something good. To her. Soon. In the meantime, Debbie loses a necklace and finds a necklace (and boy does the necklace have a story to tell), she goes jeans shopping with her mother (an accomplishment in diplomacy), she learns to drive shift in a truck (illegally), she saves a life (directly connected to being able to drive, thus proving something), she takes a bus ride to another town (in order to understand what it feels like to be from "elsewhere"), she meets a boy (who truly is from "elsewhere"), but mostly she hangs out with her friends: Patty, Hector, Lenny, and Phil. Their paths cross. Their stories crisscross. And in Lynne Rae Perkins's remarkable book, a girl and her wish grow up. Illustrated throughout with black–and–white pictures, comics, and photographs by the author.
Ages 10+
Frequently asked questions
Is Criss Cross appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Common Sense Media notes a single swear word in the book. In one conversation, Debbie objects to how Nancy Drew books describe the girls Bess and George compared with Nancy.
Does Criss Cross have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have profanity?
Found (Brief): Common Sense Media notes a single swear word in the book.
Does Criss Cross have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Criss Cross have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): In one conversation, Debbie objects to how Nancy Drew books describe the girls Bess and George compared with Nancy.
Does Criss Cross have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
