Escape from Aleppo — Content Guide for Parents

Frequently asked questions

• Is Escape from Aleppo appropriate for a 7-year-old?

  The story takes place in a war zone with bombs, snipers and killings, including an uncle who is arrested, tortured and killed by the government. Nadia is separated from her family and travels through a bombed city with snipers, checkpoints and frightening strangers, and she is anxious throughout.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have violence?

  Found (Central): The story takes place in a war zone with bombs, snipers and killings, including an uncle who is arrested, tortured and killed by the government.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have scary content?

  Found (Central): Nadia is separated from her family and travels through a bombed city with snipers, checkpoints and frightening strangers, and she is anxious throughout.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have religion?

  Found (Brief, Islamic): A character, Tarek, is a student of the Quran, the call to prayer is mentioned, and characters talk about free will and blessings.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have race & culture?

  Found (Brief): The story deals with the Syrian war's persecution of civilians, and the reading guide asks readers to discuss the term "ethnic cleansing".

• Does Escape from Aleppo have profanity?

  Found (Brief): A few mild swear words appear, such as fighters calling other groups "bastards".

• Does Escape from Aleppo have climate?

  Found (Brief): Characters repeatedly say the rain came "several years too late", which a school library review reads as a hint at climate change contributing to the war.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have sexual content?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have gender roles?

  Not found in the sources we checked.

• Does Escape from Aleppo have gender & orientation?

  Not found in the sources we checked.