Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentBrief
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanitySupporting
- Sexual contentSupporting
- Gender & orientationCentral
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- Religion
- Climate
- Gender roles
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Stonewall Book Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)
Sometimes the border is a mirror, sometimes it's an escape, and sometimes it's just the bridge you cross to go home.
All borders entangle those who live on either side, resulting in many a tale. Take, for instance, these seven evocative stories coming out of the Kentucky Club on Avenida Juárez two blocks south of the Rio Grande. It's a touchstone for all who walk by or go in for a drink or to score. The border on which it sits is really no border at all. Like all special watering holes, it is a liminal space, undefined and unclaimed. It welcomes Spanish and English, Mexicans and gringos, poor and rich, gay and straight, drug addicts and drunks, laughter and sadness, and even despair. It's a place of rich history and good drinks and cold beer and a long, polished mahogany bar. Some days it smells like piss. "I'm going home to the other side," folks say. That's a strange statement, but you hear it all the time at the Kentucky Club.
Frequently asked questions
Is Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Stories include abusive fathers, a racially motivated assault, a lover who is killed, and drug-war violence on the border. The stories carry a sense of danger from drug-war violence, and two characters in one story see headless bodies.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have violence?
Found (Supporting): Stories include abusive fathers, a racially motivated assault, a lover who is killed, and drug-war violence on the border.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have scary content?
Found (Brief): The stories carry a sense of danger from drug-war violence, and two characters in one story see headless bodies.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): The stories touch on racism, Mexican and American identity, and a character recovering from a racially motivated assault.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have profanity?
Found (Supporting): Dialogue includes strong swear words, and the book's frequent words include several of them.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have sexual content?
Found (Supporting): A story has a man reflecting after having sex with a woman, and the stories include spare love scenes and references to sex.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club have gender & orientation?
Found (Central): Several stories center on gay men and teens, including two men who fall in love and two gay teenagers who become friends.
