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Dark Life — Content Guide for Parents

By Kat FallsScholastic PressISBN 9780545272285297 pages
Dark Life

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief
  • Sexual contentBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • 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

When fifteen-year-old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, joins Topside girl Gemma in the frontier's underworld to seek and stop outlaws who threaten his home, they learn that the government may pose an even greater threat.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Dark Life appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    An outlaw gang attacks undersea homesteads and supply ships, and a reader notes intense but not graphic violence, one very bloody scene, and child prisoners being experimented on. The story has perilous situations, including a shark attack and a scene where a sub is found with blood on every surface.

  • Does Dark Life have violence?

    Found (Supporting): An outlaw gang attacks undersea homesteads and supply ships, and a reader notes intense but not graphic violence, one very bloody scene, and child prisoners being experimented on.

  • Does Dark Life have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story has perilous situations, including a shark attack and a scene where a sub is found with blood on every surface.

  • Does Dark Life have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dark Life have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dark Life have profanity?

    Found (Brief): One review says the phrase "like hell" is used once, and another reader calls the language clean.

  • Does Dark Life have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dark Life have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): One reader notes implied leering at underage girls, and another reply says the book has no explicit scenes.

  • Does Dark Life have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Dark Life have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.