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Deep Dark Blue — Content Guide for Parents

By UnknownBlackstone Audiobooks2018-05-01ISBN 9781538587713
Deep Dark Blue

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Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

A young adult memoir of surviving sexual abuse in the Air Force Academy. This is a story that needs to be told and refuses to go away.I want to be in the Air Force someday-these are the words Polo Tate engraves on her junior dog tags at age eleven, an unpopular dream for most young girls, but her hard work pays off and at eighteen, Polo finds herself in basic training at the United States Air Force Academy.She does everything right, except fly under the radar. No one prepares her for what comes next: physical, sexual, and emotional abuse at the hands of her superiors; harassment from her peers, who refuse to believe her story.Deep Dark Blue is more than a memoir about sexual assault. It's about breaking boundaries but also setting them. It's about learning to trust your instincts. It's a story of survival, resilience, and finally, finding your joy.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Deep Dark Blue appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The story involves a coup that results in the murder of family members, including the grandfather and rightful heir. This indicates a significant level of violence as a central plot element. No scary content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have violence?

    The story involves a coup that results in the murder of family members, including the grandfather and rightful heir. This indicates a significant level of violence as a central plot element.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have scary content?

    No scary content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have religious themes?

    No religious content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have racial/cultural content?

    No explicit racism or race-related themes detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have profanity?

    No profanity detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have climate change?

    No climate themes detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have sexual identity?

    No sexual content detected in the book's narrative based on the search results.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have gender roles?

    The narrative includes a powerful representation of a transgender character and features a female monastic order, suggesting a progressive view on gender roles. However, the framing is not explicitly stated as traditional or modern feminism.

  • Does Deep Dark Blue have lgbtq+ themes?

    The narrative features twins Hawke, a cisgender boy, and Grayce, a transgender girl, who navigate a coup and their identities in a fantasy setting. The book is described as handling queer intricacies positively and upliftingly, indicating a normalization of LGBTQ+ themes within the story.