Doodles from the Boogie Down — Content Guide for Parents
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- ReligionBriefChristian
- Race & cultureSupporting
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- Violence
- Scary content
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book.
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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
Eighth grade in New York City means one thing: It’s time to start applying to high schools! While her friends are looking at school catalogs and studying for entrance exams, Steph is doodling in her notebook and waiting for art class to begin. When her art teacher tells her about LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Steph desperately wants to apply. But she’s in the Bronx, and LaGuardia is a public school in Manhattan—which her mom would not approve of. Steph comes up with a plan that includes lying to her mom, friends, and teachers. Keeping secrets isn’t easy, and Steph must decide how far she’ll go to get what she wants.
Doodles from the Boogie Down is a sparkling semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel debut set in the early aughts that's perfect for fans of Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm and Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham.
Frequently asked questions
Is Doodles from the Boogie Down appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Steph attends a Catholic middle school and her mother wants her to stay in Catholic schools, but faith practice itself is not described. Steph and her mother are Dominican, and the mother's fears about public school come from her own hard experience after emigrating from the Dominican Republic; the book also includes Spanish words.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): Steph attends a Catholic middle school and her mother wants her to stay in Catholic schools, but faith practice itself is not described.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): Steph and her mother are Dominican, and the mother's fears about public school come from her own hard experience after emigrating from the Dominican Republic; the book also includes Spanish words.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say anything about swearing in the book.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Doodles from the Boogie Down have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
